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Geography and Natural Resources

2025 year, number 5

The concept of the Atlas of Asian Russia

V.N. PARMON1, Yu.N. KULCHIN2, I.V. BYCHKOV3, I.N. VLADIMIROV4, A.R. BATUEV4, L.M. KORYTNY4
1Presidium of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Presidium of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
3Presidium of the Irkutsk Branch of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
4V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Keywords: east turn, geographic space, mapping, cartographic information systems, geoportal, thematic content

Abstract

The political vectors of the eastern trend of Russia within the framework of Greater Eurasia are considered. The necessity and importance of its cartographic support has been proved. It is proposed to create the Atlas of Asian Russia (Siberia and the Far East) in digital and printed versions in 2024-2029 by the institutions of the eastern branches of RAS and universities. The atlas will be created on the model of academic atlases created and released by the V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography in recent decades. Developed content, structure, technical conditions of preparation of the Atlas. The atlas will consist of two volumes - «Archaeology, history, natural and cultural heritage» and «Nature, society, economy, ecological environment», from territorial blocks of different spatial level of cartography and modules, separated by thematic content. There are three two-year stages in the creation of the Atlas.