Book Reviews: Bolshoi Sovetskii Atlas Mira (Great Soviet World Atlas), Vol. I

This is a review of Volume I of the Great Soviet World Atlas, published by the Soviet Academy of Sciences. The atlas aims to comprehensively present the geography, economy, and politics of the world and the Soviet Union, guided by Marxist historical materialism. The review notes that the atlas not only contains rich physical and economic geographic information but also systematically reveals the developmental differences between capitalism and socialism through historical comparison. The author regards the atlas as academically rigorous and free from dogmatism, reflecting the scientific and creative nature of Soviet geography, and highly praises its achievements in statistical presentation and cartographic technique.