[elcid1970]

Hmm...the Soviets were the first to photograph the dark side with Lunik III in 1959. Immediately all lunar features on that side were given Russian or communist names.

In high school I saw a lunar globe which had Latin named features on one side,and Soviet ones on the other.

Wonder if that’s still the case.

[Alas Babylon!]

Here's a map of the far side:

Still some Russian names, but Western, too.