<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The author presents <italic>Karmannyj Atlas Mira</italic> (Pocket Atlas of the World) which was published in Leningrad in 1940. It shows political borders existing in Polish territory at that time. Those borders resulted from the Soviet-German agreement reached in August and September 1939 in Moscow (the Molotov−Ribbentrop pact). On the maps in the Atlas the territories of central Poland are described as “Oblast Gosudarstvennych Interesov Germanii” (Area of the National Interest of Germany). The maps were reprinted in the article in the original version and underwent a historical, political and geographical analysis.</p></abstract>

The author presents Karmannyj Atlas Mira (Pocket Atlas of the World) which was published in Leningrad in 1940. It shows political borders existing in Polish territory at that time. Those borders resulted from the Soviet-German agreement reached in August and September 1939 in Moscow (the Molotov−Ribbentrop pact). On the maps in the Atlas the territories of central Poland are described as “Oblast Gosudarstvennych Interesov Germanii” (Area of the National Interest of Germany). The maps were reprinted in the article in the original version and underwent a historical, political and geographical analysis.

Political borders in Polish territory according to the Soviet atlas of 1940

Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization

Polish Cartographical Review

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The author presents Karmannyj Atlas Mira (Pocket Atlas of the World) which was published in Leningrad in 1940. It shows political borders existing in Polish...

Political borders in Polish territory according to the Soviet atlas of 1940

Data publikacji: 01 lut 2020

Zakres stron: 207 - 214

Otrzymano: 05 lip 2019

Przyjęty: 13 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2019-0017

Słowa kluczowe
Karmannyj Atlas Mira, borders of Poland, the Molotov−Ribbentrop pact

© 2019 Piotr Eberhardt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Political borders in Polish territory according to the Soviet atlas of 1940

Data publikacji: 01 lut 2020

Zakres stron: 207 - 214

Otrzymano: 05 lip 2019

Przyjęty: 13 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2019-0017

Słowa kluczoweKarmannyj Atlas Mira, borders of Poland, the Molotov−Ribbentrop pact

© 2019 Piotr Eberhardt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Karmannyj Atlas Mira, borders of Poland, the Molotov−Ribbentrop pact