{"product_id":"old-soviet-railway-map-of-volgograd-1952-stalingrad-volga-don-canal-tractor-plant-krasny-oktyabr-barrikady","title":"Old Soviet Railway Map of Volgograd, 1952: Stalingrad, Volga–Don Canal, Tractor Plant, Krasny Oktyabr, Barrikady","description":"\u003cp\u003eStalingradskaya is the resonant title of this 1952 city and regional railway plan, issued by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR and produced by Glavtransproekt under the editorship of L. N. Anatolyev. Conceived as part of a 56-map cycle devoted to the Soviet rail network, it fixes Stalingrad at a defining postwar moment, when the city’s lifeblood of freight yards, passenger stations, and industrial spurs was being rethreaded after the Battle of Stalingrad. As a city map, it is notable for entwining the urban core with its transportation arteries, emphasizing how streets, depots, and docks converge along the Volga. The result is a precise portrait of a strategic hub whose railways structured daily movement, industrial recovery, and national logistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartography highlights hydrography as a shaping force: the Volga’s great sweep, adjacent channels, and riverine lowlands are traced with engineer’s clarity, underscoring Stalingrad’s dual identity as port and rail junction. Rail alignments shadow the riverfront and feed into marshalling yards, while secondary lines stitch factories to the quays. The map’s legend decodes a careful hierarchy of routes and facilities, setting rails against roads and waterways to reveal intermodal synergies. In 1952—coinciding with the opening of the Volga–Don Canal—this relationship takes on added significance, as the city becomes a hinge between river shipping, canal traffic, and long-haul rail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the urban scale, Stalingradskaya excels in reading the city through its streets and stations. Vokzal’naya and Zheleznodorozhnaya announce the passenger terminal and railway district; Lenina Avenue, Komsomol’skaya, Revolyutsionnaya, Sovetskaya, and Krasnoarmeyskaya chart civic boulevards and Soviet monumental axes. Industrial spurs braid toward the Stalingrad Tractor Plant and the great metallurgical complexes of Krasny Oktyabr and Barrikady, while Proletarskaya, Plekhanovskaya, and Gorkogo thread worker neighborhoods to the rail grid. The long riverfront and the slopes toward Mamayev Kurgan frame the central districts, where sidings, warehouses, and switching yards nestle among the rebuilt fabric. This is a city map that treats streets not as isolated ribbons, but as the connective tissue binding industry, labor, and transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadiating beyond the city, the map situates Stalingrad in the continental web: lines run north toward Saratov and the Volga heartland, south toward Astrakhan and the Caspian approaches, and southwest toward the Don and Rostov-on-Don—corridors echoed by toponyms such as Kavkazskaya and Novorossiyskaya. An inset enumerates nearby stations and their distances, a compact aid to timetabling, routing, and freight tariffs. Administrative boundaries and the overlaid road network supply geopolitical context, clarifying how oblast limits and highway corridors interlock with the rails. An extensive alphabetical index of stations—spanning forty pages—turns the map into a research instrument, swiftly cross-referencing junctions, branch termini, and halts across the Stalingrad region and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlavtransproekt’s engineering ethos and Anatolyev’s editorial rigor inform every line: a disciplined symbology separates mainlines from branches, flags depots and sidings, and distinguishes urban thoroughfares from regional roads, making the dense railscape instantly legible. Issued by the USSR’s Ministry of Communications, this work embodies the mid-century drive to modernize transport and rationalize space after wartime devastation. As a city map, its value is twofold: it preserves the Soviet-era urban vocabulary—Avenida Stalingrada, Stalingradskaya Street, Voroshilova, and others—while exposing the operational logic of a great railway city. It is both historical document and analytical lens, capturing Stalingrad at the juncture of recovery, canalization, and renewed mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvenida Stalingrada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBol'shaya Sadovaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGorkogo Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKavkazskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKomsomol'skaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKrasnoarmeyskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLenina Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolotov Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovorossiyskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePionerskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlekhanovskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProletarskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolyutsionnaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadovaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSirotinskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovetskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStalingradskaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTsentral'naya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrudovaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUritskogo Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVokzal'naya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoroshilova Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZheleznodorozhnaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZelenaya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed depiction of the Stalingrad railway system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInset map of nearby railway stations and distances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresentation of adjacent hydrographic features, including rivers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabelled cities and administrative boundaries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad networks shown in relation to railway lines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by: Ministry of Communications of the USSR, produced by Glavtransproekt (1952).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditor: L.N. Anatolyev.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of a collection of 56 maps detailing the Soviet railway network.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional features: table of contents, legend, and an extensive 40-page alphabetical index of railway stations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes: focus on railway systems, including hydrography, roads, cities, and administrative boundaries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegions shown: primarily Stalingrad and surrounding areas, with broader coverage of the Soviet railway network.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign style: bound in luxurious brown embossed covers with gilt title, reflecting quality cartography of the era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: mid-20th century Soviet transport evolution and post–World War II railway development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. 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