Russian/Soviet geography textbooks and curriculum?

[Anne Lounsbery]

I would like to find out about the various geography textbooks used in
Russian and Soviet secondary schools, as well as about the geography
curriculum generally.  I'm working on the idea of the provinces and
"provincialism" in Russian literature, and thus am interested in the ways in
which various Russian regions have been symbolically constructed.  My work
deals primarily with the second half of the nineteenth century, but texts
from later (and earlier) periods will be helpful as well.

Does anyone know the titles and publication information of widely-used
textbooks, or have any other information or references on this topic?  If
so, I'd be grateful if you would reply to me off-list at
anne.lounsbery at nyu.edu

Thank you.

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