The Great Soviet World Atlas and Our Cartographic Production

Summary

This article reviews the extensive influence of the Great Soviet World Atlas (BSAM) on Soviet cartographic production. It points out that the atlas was not only a major cartographic achievement but that its results and methods were widely applied in the creation of various maps, including school atlases, educational maps, economic maps, administrative maps, encyclopedia illustrations, and thematic maps. The article cites numerous examples, such as historical, economic, and hypsometric maps compiled based on the atlas, and emphasizes its guiding role in methodology and cartographic standards for local cartographic work. It concludes that the atlas's editorial team implemented the party's directive on linking scientific institutions with production by rapidly transferring scientific achievements into practice.