Free download of Soviet topographic maps (also known as Genshtab maps)

Enjoy http://maps.vlasenko.net/soviet-military-topographic-map/

Update: There seem to be some torrent cache's of http://poehali.org/maps/ search at your own risk.

Below are some websites with varying degrees of content and geographic coverage.

University of Georgia Libraries: http://www.libs.uga.edu/maproom/collections/soviet.html

MadMappers.com Africa specific: http://www.madmappers.com/mapset.php?MS=182 http://www.madmappers.com/mapset.php?MS=183

One more source that claims to be 80 GB of data compatible with OziExplorer http://www.afanas.ru/mapbase/help Use a translator to read the help if needed. If you browse to the source of the downloads you can browse the directory and grab what you need after entering the credentials listed in the help file.

EDIT (2015-07-21): For anyone wanting more background information on these maps, and how they became "de-classified", WIRED did a great write-up.

You can try Russia Topographic Maps. Can find there old soviet maps and new maps as well (2000-2010).

At Indiana University we are digitizing our collection of Soviet topographic maps. No direct download, but you can click on "interactive view" to see detail. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/images/splash.htm?scope=images/VAC9619