AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
Travel notes from Palestine and Egypt, divided into chapters according to the places the author visited. After Constantinople and Smyrna the author arrives in Alexandria, where he only stops for a day before getting on another ship to Jaffa. After “the pogrom made by the English” the city is being rebuilt, and looks clean and neat.
Chukmaldin, N.M.: Travel Notes from Palestine and Egypt Read Post »
After the introduction and the first two chapters, consisting of a recollection of Bulatovich’s trips to Ethiopia between 1896 and 1897, the book proceeds as an essay on the geography, ethnography, and history of Ethiopia […]
With this essay, Dolganev provides an insight into Ethiopian history and society. After a chapter entirely devoted to history, he focuses his attention on the systems of administration (political, ecclesiastical, judicial), on education and religion (including monasticism and asceticism), on everyday customs […]
Dolganev, E.E.: The Country of Ethiopians (Abyssinia) Read Post »
Table of contents: 1. In place of a first chapter (p. 6) – 2. The country and its inhabitants (p. 17) – 3. The first moves of the mission (p. 37) – 4. The first Christians (p. 58) – 5. The first martyrs (p. 66) – 6. The bishop Hannington (p. 73) – The persecution (p. 81) – Mass uprising and the war (p. 90) – 9. Ending (p. 100).
Anon. – Western Missionaries in Africa Read Post »
The book is part of the series The Lives of Remarkable People founded by Florentii Pavlenkov, and it is complemented by Stanely’s portrait and a geographic map of his travels. It is divided into five chapters (“Stanley’s Childhood and Youth,” “In Search of Livingston,” “Across Africa,” “Congo Free State,” “To the Aid of Emin Pasha”), and is supplemented with an author’s introduction and a list of bibliographical sources […]
Abramov, Ia.V.: Henry Morton Stanley. His Life, Travels, and Geographic Discoveries Read Post »
The book is divided into three main parts: Italy, Egypt, and Turkey. It includes an author’s preface and a brief introductory section about the journey from Russia to Venice. In the preface, the author mentions that four people took part in the journey, and he dedicates the book to his fellow travellers […]
Dedlov, V.L.: Adventures and Impressions. In Italy and Egypt. Notes on Turkey Read Post »
The essay provides a general analysis of the Ethiopian region from the perspective of European interests. It begins with a geographic introduction to the area, followed by information about the population and their customs […]
Belozerskii E.M.: What is Abyssinia and What Do Italians Want from It? Read Post »
The book is a collection of travel notes, recounting the author’s journey through Europe, Africa, and Turkey. Chapter thirteen is dedicated to Egypt […]
Dedlov, V.L.: From Far Away. Letters from the Road Read Post »
The book, reporting the travel notes of a tourist embarking from Odessa to Egypt in 1885, aims to share the author’s impressions and to provide practical advice for other travellers. Alexandria is described with mixed feelings […]
Davidovich, S.F.: From Odessa to Cairo Read Post »
The travel notes describe Andreevskii’s journey to Egypt in 1880-1881. The book is divided into nineteen distinct chapters, enriched, in its second edition, with 5 maps, 8 phototypes, 2 engravings, and 78 illustrations (first edition: 1884).
Andreevskii, V.M.: Egypt Read Post »