This atlas consists of 20 maps, tables, charts, and graphs with complementary text illustrating Soviet government machinery, trade and political relations, and military stance. Some topics depicted by charts and graphs include: (1) Soviet foreign affairs machinery; (2) Soviet intelligence and security services; (4) Soviet position in the United Nations; (5) Soviet foreign trade; (6) NATO-Warsaw Pact conventional forces; and (7) U.S.-Soviet strategic nuclear forces. Maps illustrate: (1) the territorial formation of the Soviet Union; (2) the 15 Union republics, along with their population; (3) the officially closed areas of the Soviet Union; (4) the Warsaw Pact and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; (5) Soviet relations with nonruling Communist parties and fronts; (6) Soviet military influence in developing countries; and (7) United States and Soviet naval presence. A chronology of major events in the U.S.-Soviet relationship is included. (SM)