" Russia (Soviet Union): 1976 Detailed Classic MAP Poster

The Soviet Union map appeared in National Geographic in February 1976 as half of a two-map set with the Peoples of the Soviet Union map and the article "Siberia's Empire Road, the River Ob." This detailed map offers a historical snapshot of what was once one of the world's superpowers. • Administrative units of the Soviet Union • Various capitals shown including those of nations, Soviet Socialist Republics, oblasts (regions), krays (territories), autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, autonomous oblasts, and nationality okrugs (districts) • Ocean bathymetry, rivers, lakes, deserts, glaciers, arctic tundra, swamps, areas below sea level and more • Railroads, roads, passes, canals, and airports • Oil fields and pipelines • Limit of multi-year ice and northern limit of wooded country • Geographical equivalents