Аннотация:The historical variations in distribution of the bobak marmot (Marmota bobak Müll.) across theRussian Plain continue to attract the attention of specialists. The available studies largely report data withrespect to locations of encounters with the bobak marmot during a particular time period in the form of narrativedescriptions, which seriously hampers the perception and analysis of this material. The only solution tothe problem is the use of modern mapping techniques. This work summarizes the available data on the historicaldistribution of the bobak marmot in a cartographic form with the current GIS technologies. Subsequentanalysis of the findings could substantially contribute to clarify details on the distributional patterns ofthe bobak marmot on the Russian Plain over the historical period, in particular, those in connection with naturalfeatures of habitats preferred by the marmot.