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user-inactivated · 3007 days ago · link · · parent · post: Hyper Detailed Soviet Maps of Washington

My godmother used to work in cartography. I was astonished to find that she's worked on mapping things like Pentagon - during the Cold War.

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veen · 3007 days ago · link ·

That's pretty important intel she worked on. Do you know how they dealt with confidentiality back then? I can only imagine the Stasi keeping a close eye on her.

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