Edith W. Clowes. Shredding the Map: Imagined Geographies of Revolutionary Russia, 1914–1922. Amherst College Press, 2024. xvi, 243 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Illustrations. Figures. Maps. 25. 99, paper.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how imagined geographies influenced political and social identities during the revolutionary period in Russia.
• Analysis of historical texts and maps
• Interpretation of visual materials
• Examination of cultural narratives
• Highlights the impact of geographical imagination on political movements
• Demonstrates how cartography shaped national identity
• Reveals the interrelation between space, politics, and society during the revolution