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The Map Is Not the Territory: How Satirists Charted Poland When It Wasn't on the Map
This map printed in 1898 in Warsaw, shows no trace of Poland except for the Polish-sounding names of cities and towns. At this time Warsaw was the capital of Privislinsky Krai, a part of the Russian ...
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Animated map shows how World War I changed Europe's borders
It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved into Austria ...
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Here Are Maps Of Novorussia And The Old Russian Empire - Areas That Putin May Be Trying To Reclaim
refers to an area north of the Black Sea that was gradually conquered by Russia in the late 18th century through peace treaties with the Cossack Hetmanate and the Ottoman Empire. In 1922 it was ...
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Avant-Garde, Swing & Film Premieres: A Map of Warsaw's Cultural Life during the Interwar Period
In the interwar period (between WWI and WWII), the artistic milieu of Poland’s capital city bustled with unprecedented ... As Warsaw transitioned from a provincial city in the Russian Empire into the ...
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Maps of the Russian Empire and its collection of the 18th century
The collection "Maps of the Russian empire and its parts of the 18th century" is one of great cultural importance in the world. Vast geographical explorations and cartographic work broadened greatly ...