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Letter Writers of Kultura, 1950-1989
This is a series of map which show where people were located who wrote letters to the Polish emigre journal Kultura between 1950 and 1989.
Letter Writers of Kultura in Europe, 1950-1989
This is a series of maps which show where peoplewho wrote letters to the Polish emigre journal Kultura between 1950 and 1989 were located in Europe.
Authors of Kultura, 1947-1989
This map shows the locations of the authors contributing the Polish emigre journal Kultura between 1947 and 1989.
Movement of Emergency Management Agencies within the Governments of the Newly Independent States
This is a chart depicting the movement of devoted emergency management bureaus within the government structures of the former Soviet states during independence. The bars are colored by region. Transparency indicates the presence of a legal framework…
Areas in the Soviet Union at Risk from Seismic Activity
Distribution of all seismic events in the Soviet Union from 1977 to 1986. Note the particular concentrations along the Kamchatka peninsula, the Tian Shen and Pamir mountain ranges in south Central Asia, and pockets in the Caspian region. Note that…
Mountainous Areas of the USSR Prone to Avalanche, Landslide, and Mudslide
A map of landslide, avalanche, and mudslide vulnerable areas of the Soviet Union. Notice how much of the hazard zones are in sparsely populated areas in the Far East, but also in more thickly settled mountain regions of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Radiation Hotspots Resulting From the Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Map of concentrations of cesium-137 in the areas surrounding Chernobyl. This information wasn't released until three years after the event, meaning that there were whole swaths of people in Russia un aware they were in danger at all, as well as…
Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites incidents in country formerly part of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
A map of unplanned explosions at munitions sites from 1979-2013. These stockpile explosions are often correlated with conflicts in the region, not as acts of war, but accidents due to storing weapons, often in preparation for some kind of military…
Silk Road Caravan using Bactrian camels
The caravan served as the principle method for transporting goods across the Silk Road. This image from "The Silk Road Atlas" depicts what the journey may have looked like.
Asia Gas Pipeline
In this image, a Chinese employee of Asia Gas Pipeline LLP (AGP) walks across a frozen landscape to inspect a portion of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline. AGP, a joint venture between the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and…