John Overholt on Nostr: You won’t find the town of Снов on any Russian map today—not because its name ...
You won’t find the town of Снов on any Russian map today—not because its name has changed, but because it never existed. This 1987 Soviet map is a guide to mapmaking style using fictitious topography.
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