These rules of geography are especially clear in Russia, where power is hard to defend, and where for centuries leaders have compensated by pushing outward. Recommended Reading Why the Past 10 ...

The first Russian Geographical Society Festival opens today, October 31, in Moscow. The festival will help youth understand the importance of geographical sciences to Russia’s development and to ...

Schoolchildren of the aggressor state of Russia will study geography on maps where the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are marked as Ukrainian, despite the aggressors' constant assurances ...

Many people think of maps in terms of their basic purpose: showing a country’s geography and topography. But maps can speak to all dimensions—political, military, and economic. In fact, they ...

On Sept. 13, 1745, the first edition of the geographic Atlas of Russia was issued, and included 19 maps of Russia’s provinces and one general map.

The maps are part of a collection of 4,000 Russian military maps at Indiana University. They were made between 1883 and 1947, and they were never meant to be seen by outsiders, says IU map ...

The map was later replaced with one showing Crimea outside of Russia. As of Tuesday afternoon, Google Maps showed Crimea as part of Ukraine. Representatives for Wikipedia and Google did not ...

Currently, on Google Maps, there is a black dashed line between Ukraine and Crimea, as well as between Crimea and Russia, whether the map is viewed from Ukraine, Russia or another country.