Between 1950 and 1990, the Soviet Union conducted an unprecedented, secret global mapping project, producing over one million highly detailed maps that often exceeded the accuracy of Western counterparts. These maps, developed by 40,000 personnel, included granular infrastructure data such as bridge load-bearing capacities, road surfaces, and industrial details, serving both potential military and administrative purposes. For more details, visit The Red Atlas .
Soviet military mapping of the Cold War era - The British Library
Between 1950 and 1990, the Soviet Union conducted an unprecedented, secret global mapping project, producing over one million highly detailed maps that often exceeded the accuracy of Western counterparts. These maps, developed by 40,000 personnel, included granular infrastructure data such as bridge load-bearing capacities, road surfaces, and industrial details, serving both potential military and administrative purposes. For more details, visit The Red Atlas .
Soviet military mapping of the Cold War era - The British Library The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Ma...