Historical Maps of Russia

HISTORICAL MAPS OF RUSSIA

This section presents a curated collection of historical maps of Russia, illustrating the evolution of the Russian nation, with its territories and borders, from early times to the present days. These maps highlight how historical events and trends, political reforms, territorial reorganizations, and regional identities shaped the history and political geography of Russia over time. Designed for educational use, the collection provides accessible visual resources suitable for classroom teaching, school projects, and introductory historical study.

Map Collections and Atlases

Blank and Outline Maps of Russia (d-maps.com)
Detailed Atlas of the Russian Empire, 1860 (in Russian)
Historical Maps of Russia (American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection)
Historical Maps of Russia (David Rumsey Map Collection)
Imperiia Project: Mapping the Russian Empire (Harvard University)
Russia: Historical Maps and Atlases (runivers.ru)
Russia: Historical Maps and Plans (Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library)
Russia: Historical Map Collection (Library of Congress)
Russia: Historical Map Collection (The New York Public Library - Digital Collections)
Russia’s Statistical Atlas (A. F. Marx, 1907, in Russian)
Old Maps of Russia (oldmapsonline.org)

Maps

Kievan Rus (IXth-XIIth Centuries)
Kievan Rus in the 11th century (P. Magocsi, Historical Atlas of Ukraine, 1987)
The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796 (William Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1926)
East Europe in the first half of the 16th century (Vladimir Nikolaev)
East Europe in the second half of the 16th century (Vladimir Nikolaev)
East Europe in the first half of the 17th century (Vladimir Nikolaev)
East Europe in the second half of the 17th century (Vladimir Nikolaev)
Historical Map of Siberia (XVIth-XVIIth Centuries)
Tsardom of Rusia in the 17th Century (Vladimir Nikolaev)
Great Northern War (1700-1721) (Vladimir Nikolaev)
Russia and Scandinavia (Stielers Hand-Atlas, 1891)
Russia, 1725 (The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912)
Russian Territorial Expansion, 1725-1795 (The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912)
Central Russia, The War of 1812 (The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912)
Russian Campaign of Napoleon, 1812 (Samuel Gardiner, School Atlas of English History, 1914)
Area of Legal Jewish Settlement in Russia in 1825
Crimean War, 1853-1856
Ethnographic Map of the European Russia, ca. 1860
Carte ethnographique de l’Empire de Russie, 1862 (Eckert & Kiepert)
European Russia, 1898: Races and Religions
Map of the Western and Southern Slavs (Rittich, ca. 1880)
Russian Revolution, 1905-1907
European Russia, 1914: A Dialectological Map of the Russian Language
European Russia, 1916: The Railways System
The October Revolution - The Establishment of the Soviet Power, 1917
The October Revolution - The Establishment of the Soviet Power, 1917
The Great October Socialist Revolution..., Oct.1917-Febr. 1918 (K. B. Martov, 1947)
The Victory of October and Its World Significance (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
The German Occupation and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
The Russian Civil War, 1918-1922
The German Revolution and the Entente Intervention in Russia (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
The Onset of Civil War (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
Denikin’s Campaign on Moscow (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
Russian Civil War: Farthest Advance of the Anti-Bolshevik Forces, 1919
The Elimination of Kolchak and His Followers (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
Banditry and Its Liquidation (Civil War Map Series - Soviet Govt., 1928)
Russia, 1920 (Asprey’s Atlas of the World, 1920)
Russia in Europe and Caucasia, 1920 (Leslie’s New World Atlas, 1920)
Western Russia, 1920 (Asprey’s Atlas of the World, 1920)
The Independent Far Eastern Republic, 1920-1922
The Soviet Union, December 1922
Soviet Union, 1922-1939: The Industrialisation
Soviet Union, 1930: The European Republics
Soviet Union - Administrative Divisions, 1939
Soviet Union, 1939: The European Republics
Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940: Terrain and Communications
Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940: Troop distribution
Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940: The War Situation about 30 December 1939
Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940: The War Situation about 14 March 1940
German-Soviet Partition of Poland, September 1939
A German Plan for the Partition of the Soviet Union, 1941
Soviet Union - Administrative Divisions, 1974
Soviet Union - Administrative Divisions, 1981
Soviet Union - Administrative Divisions, 1984
Soviet Union - Administrative Divisions, 1989
Russia - Autonomous Divisions, 1992
Russia’s Ethnic Republics, 1994
Ethnic Russians in the Newly Independent States, 1994
Russia - Autonomous Areas, 1996

Sources: The curated maps on Edmaps.com are selected from public archives, historical collections, and private holdings based on their historical relevance, cartographic clarity, and provenance.

Methodology: Each map is reviewed according to established practices in historical cartography, including provenance verification, edition comparison, and contextual analysis of its original purpose and publication.

Map Selection: Selection criteria prioritize maps that clearly illustrate territorial evolution, administrative structures, or significant historical changes.

Educational Use: The collection is curated to support educational use, offering clear and reliable visual material suitable for classroom teaching, school projects, and introductory historical study.

EdMaps — Historical Cartography for Education

EdMaps provides original maps and curated historical maps designed to support teaching, learning, and public understanding of territorial evolution and administrative history. The original maps are created by Dr. Cristian Ionita, and all curated maps are selected from public archives, historical collections, and private holdings, and are presented for educational and non‑commercial use.

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