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Archive: October 2017 (2 Posts)

Lemberg. Created by German military, Berlin, 194-. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

Lviv and the Janowski Concentration Camp

Posted by: Ryan Moore

The city of Lviv, in what is now western Ukraine, was greatly impacted by the Second World War and the Holocaust. Prior to the outbreak of fighting, it was part of Poland and known as Lwów. It was then a diverse, multi-ethnic city, and its inhabitants included large communities of Jews, Poles, Ukrainians, and others. …

New Guide to Russian Civil War Pictorial Maps

Posted by: Ryan Moore

The Geography and Map Division (G&M) is pleased to announce the release of Triumph and Liquidation: An Essay and Guide to a Series of Ten Pictorial Wall Maps Created to Illustrate the Successes of the Red Army in the Russian Civil War of 1917-1922. The maps celebrate the victory of Bolshevism over its enemies. Critical …