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Советский Белфаст | Soviet Belfast
[Russian Military Mapping of Belfast City During the Cold War]
During the Cold War (1947-1997) Soviet Military Planners prepared for invasion and occupation of Western Countries.
As part of this international mapping effort a detailed map of Belfast was produced and published in 1964.
'Soviet Military City Paper Map Series: Belfast City (Published Scale 1:10000), Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.'
First Published in Secret, May 1964. Compiled 1951.
Each map contained detailed Map 'Reference' information and 'Objects of Interest' (OI), which has been translated here (pdf).
Each map contained a detailed main map 'key/legend' which can be viewed here.
Credits/References
Main Soviet 'Object of Interest' (OI) layer as detailed on the Map Borders and numerically annotated
by the Soviet Cartographers has been gratefully translated by Max Petrushkin.
Contemporary Historical and Modern Mapping supplied by the Ordnance Survey for Northern Ireland under licensing:
Crown copyright and database rights MOU203.
Pre-Georectified high resolution scan of a hard copy of this Soviet City Map Series has been supplied by East West View Geospatial.
Digital copies can be purchased at www.geospatial.com.
It is assumed that the Soviet Mapping is out of Copyright and this WebMap has been designed as a freely accessible application
for Education, Research and Public Outreach Only. By using this WebMap you agree to these terms of use.
A detailed analysis of the Soviet Military International Mapping Campaign can be found in the book
The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World', University of Chicago Press.
School of Natural and Built Environment, Queens's University Belfast (2020). For further queries email here.
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Советский Белфаст | Soviet Belfast [Russian Military Mapping of Belfast City During the Cold War]
