AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
This work is a collection of references to books, articles and notes on Ethiopia that appeared in Russia in 1900-1903. The references are supported by a brief abstract of each entry. They include […]
Bezgin, I.G.: Abyssinia and Abyssinians Read Post »
The essay provides information on Egypt, Sudan, Madagascar, Central Africa and Guinea. Written with an engaging style, it is constructed as a fictional, imagined journey through distant lands, presented to the young reader in their opulence and exoticism. Ethnographic details […]
Chulkov, G.I.: In Distant Lands. Africa Read Post »
In this book, Cherskii presents to his readers the coming-of-age story of a young orphan named Dzhami, who works as a helper for a poor fellah family near Rosetta. Initially leading a hard and miserable life, in the course of ten chapters Dzhami manages to climb the social ladder […]
Cherskii, L.F.: The Adventures of Dzhami. A Story from the Life of a Fellah Read Post »
The book, written in the first person, is divided into five chapters. A French soldier, wounded in the war between England and France, receives an invitation to join an expedition to Madagascar, in order to form an alliance with the powerful queen Tamira […]
Bogen, K.: Tamira, the Queen of Madagascar. A Short Story Read Post »
This volume is an adaptation of the memoirs In Ketten des Kaliffen (1899) by Karl Neufeld (1856-1918), a German merchant who was caught up in the Mahdist rebellion […]
The book is a sugar-coated biography of David Livingstone, written in a simple language suitable for children. Livingstone is presented in a very favourable light, as a man overcoming many difficulties since his childhood thanks to his exceptional qualities […]
Chizhov, E.I.: David Livingstone: Missionary, Traveller, and Friend of Humankind Read Post »
The book is a detailed memoirs of Bulatovich’s participation in the expedition led by Ras Welde Giyorgis (1851-1918) to the newly acquired region of Kaffa and further south to Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana). The fact that these territories were largely unexplored was the main reason for Bulatovich’s interest […]
The summary of Leonid Artamonov’s expedition to Ethiopia was published in the annual Report of the Geographical Society for 1898, in the section on journeys organised by the society that year. However, as noted in an introductory remark, Artamonov financed the journey independently. His expedition took him to the basin of the Sobat river […]
Artamonov, L.K.: A Brief Summary of a Trip to Abyssinia Read Post »
In the opening lines, the author asserts that Africa has long been the battleground for European powers, who sought to compensate for the limited space of their countries in Europe by securing extensive territories on the African continent. The book offers brief overviews of the history of European colonies and their borders in the late 19th century […]
Bok, I.I.: European Successes in the Eastern Half of Africa in Recent Years Read Post »
Mikhail Bernov’s travel notes include the author’s portrait, biography, and fifty-two photographs. The book is divided into two main parts: the first part focuses on Spain, while the second, comprising fourteen chapters, combines travel notes about Algiers and the Sahara desert. […]
Bernov, M.A.: Spain, Algeria, and the Sahara Read Post »