Geographical names of Russia and the world: toponymic dictionary in 2 volumes. E. Pospelov. Gift books bound in leather.

"Geographical names of Russia" toponymic dictionary. Contains more than 4,000 place names.
The dictionary explains the origin of place names of Russia: seas, bays and Straits, rivers, Islands and peninsulas, mountain ranges and peaks, as well as republics, cities, towns, etc.; provides information on administrative position of the geographical objects, their nature and status, whether they are renamed, and what was their name in the past.
The dictionary is preceded by the article "Brief information on the geographical names of Russia", which tells about the history of the study of geographical names, the influence of social, economic, geographic and other factors on the history and appearance of names. The book is intended for the widest circle of readers.


"Geographical names of the world" - toponymic dictionary. It contains 5 thousand articles about the names of the most important objects of the Earth: States, cities, seas, rivers, mountains, etc., as well as the names of many other small, but valuable in the historical and cultural objects. Tells about the history of these names, describing them changes, their causes. While compiling the dictionary used extensive modern domestic and foreign literature.
Dictionary of interest not only to geographers, linguists, historians, in one way or another in contact in its activities with geographical names, but also to a wide circle of readers interested in the names as an important branch of the spiritual culture of mankind.

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