AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book is divided into six chapters: Introduction. Mombasa; The Ugandan Railway. Nairobi; Towards Entebbe. Entebbe; Mabira Forest; Kisumu. From Voi to Taveta […]
Dogel’, V.A.: A Naturalist in East Africa Read Post »
The book is comprised of ten short stories, each centered around a particular animal which can be encountered in Africa (rhinoceros, chimpanzee, elephant, dik-dik, baboon, African buffalo, hyrax, aardvark, Egyptian mongoose, hippopotamus). Either the stories are structured around an encounter between a human (locals, Europeans, Russians) and a given animal, or […]
Cheglok (Usov), A.A.: Animals of Central and Southern Africa Read Post »
In the introduction, the author of the article states that at a 1909 conference, Prof. Penck contradicted Prof. Grund regarding the presence of loess in North African desert areas. In his article, the author aims at clarifying this issue by explaining that […]
Dranitsyn, D.A.: A Note about Loess in North Africa Read Post »
This pamphlet aims to promote Helwan as a place to heal different health issues, especially by advertising Doctor L. Kushnir’s sanatorium. Built by Dr Kushnir in 1904, the sanatorium gradually expanded to include a boarding house, a music hall and […]
Anon. – Helwan, Near Cairo. A Winter Sanatorium in the Country of the Pyramids Read Post »
The essay covers the history of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, briefly touching upon Bashmakov’s times. Following an introduction to the region’s geography, the author retraces the stages of historical settlements […]
Bashmakov, A.A.: History and Ethnography of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica Read Post »
According to Berezin’s introduction, this manual was born out of necessity as he had struggled to find a geography textbook suitable for young students and reliable for teachers. It was thought of as the first in a series […]
Berezin, N.I.: Africa. A Manual for Teaching Geography Read Post »
The book consists of ten short stories focused on birds and reptiles which can be seen in Northern Africa. They are written in the first person […]
Cheglok (Usov), A.A.: My Adventures in the Sahara and Northern Africa Read Post »
The book is a fictional travel diary by a Frenchman named Verdier, employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris […]
Bessel’ (Rubakina) L.A.: How I Travelled Through Abyssinia Read Post »
The travel notes are divided into four chapters and accompanied by five photographs (of landscapes, the Amani Institute and Tengeni Station). The first chapter contains descriptions of the city of Tanga and its population, comprised of “Europeans”, “Arabs”, “Indians” and “Negroes”. It also contains accounts […]
Pages 119 to 150 of the book contain an essay devoted to Ethiopia, in which the author reflects on the recent history of the country under Menelik II’s rule. The essay starts with Menelik’s rise to power after defeating the Italian army in Adwa. The author goes on to discuss Ethiopia’s landscape, population, […]
Brianchaninov, N.V.: East and West Read Post »