PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST SERIES OF GENERAL MAPS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The content and process of publication of the first standardized series of general reference maps of the Russian Federation are described. A lengthy table presents information about map scale, publication date, and level of detail (depiction of internal political boundaries) for each general reference map in the series. Information also is presented on the extent to which the new general reference maps correspond with existing topographic maps of the Russian Federation. The paper addresses minor problems with respect to lack of uniformity (intactness) in visual layout, in generalization of map inserts, and in final reproduction and currency of information. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, seriya geograficheskaya, 1997, No. 5, pp. 137-141.