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This ethnographic map of European Russia depicts the makeup of the Russian Empire’s diverse population during the late 1800’s and how the various ethnic groups were geographically dispersed throughout the country. The map highlights the geographic…

Is this map of famine across Russia in 1891 a telescope into the future of the 1892 cholera epidemic? Historians are not clear as to the role Russia's 1891 famine played in setting the stage for cholera. This map shows least affected famine areas as…

This black and white map was referenced in an 1892 issue of “The Graphic” periodical, which was based in London, and showed us districts, cities, and regions affected by the Russian famine of 1891. The map key is quite simple and in a binary easy…