A projecting of National Atlas of Russia has started in 1995, when a concept of Atlas was developed by efforts of leading scientists and cartographers. Creation of the Atlas and its publication should be carried out as a next set of volumes: 1 - introductory (general geographic), 2 -"Natural environments and natural resources. Conservancy of nature and rational nature management", 3 -"Population. Social life. Economics", 4 -"History. Culture and national heritage". In 1997 creation of first, General geography volume began. At present time works are opened in all structural parts of the first volume. It is supposed that in 2002 the Volume will be ready for edition. Works for digital version of the first volume is carried out in parallel way. The National Atlas of Russia can be designed and published to 2005 if the complete and timely financing will be fulfilled.
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