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Developing an Approach to Analysing Soviet City Plans

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A Cartographic Analysis of Soviet Military City Plans

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In a century when maps are more readily accessed via the internet, the global coverage and fine detail which distinguished Soviet maps in the twentieth century have, to an extent, become a basic expectation of map users in the twenty-first. The need for the current generation of digital maps to employ a symbology which can transcend all boundaries and be applied globally remains today; mirroring the Soviet effort during the Cold War. Understanding more about the scope and utilisation of the symbology of Soviet city plans, beyond providing historical insight, has scope to inform modern endeavours to the same end. With this as the principal aim of this research, we are led towards specific objectives which will enable this to take place.

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Davis, M. (2021). Developing an Approach to Analysing Soviet City Plans. In: A Cartographic Analysis of Soviet Military City Plans. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84017-4_4

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