Vsemirnaya Geografiya

The publication 'World Geography' (Prosveshcheniye Publishing House, St. Petersburg) is a fundamental work including volumes by F. Ratzel ('Earth and Life', volumes I and II), F. Hahn ('Africa'), W. Sievers and W. Kükenthal ('Australia'), W. Sievers ('Asia', 'South and Central America'), and A. Philippson ('Europe'). The books contain extensive illustrative material, including artistic drawings, color maps, chromolithographs, and engravings. The editions are supplemented with scholarly commentary and translations, notably edited by Professor A. N. Krasnov.