The red atlas: how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world

Why this book is a detective story

War and peace

The background of the story

from Napoleon's march on Moscow to the collapse of the Soviet Union

Capturing the world

on paper

Describing the style, content, and symbology of the red army's maps of the world

Plots and plans

The overt and covert methods of the Soviet cartographers

Resurrection

The discovery of the maps after the fall of the Soviet Union and their continuing significance today

Appendix 1: examples of maps of various series and scales

Appendix 2: references and resources

Appendix 3: translation of typical city plan Spravka

Appendix 4: translation of typical topographic map Spravka

Appendix 5: symbols and annotation

Appendix 6: glossary of common terms and abbreviations

Appendix 7: print codes

Appendix 8: secrecy and control.