Do you live in San Diego, USA? Check how accurately Soviet Union mapmakers knew your city.

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  fulltimestudent

  http://www.wired.com/2015/07/soviet-militarys-eerily-detailed-guide-san-diego/
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  fulltimestudent

  The information is from an article,

  Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers
  

  http://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps/
  
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  fulltimestudent

  A web-site on the maps maintained by an English citizen, John Davies.

  http://www.sovietmaps.com/

  Davies suggests the maps had a deeper function that military use. He suggests they were used to manage everything the Russians (then) knew about the world.