AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book was written as a result of a car journey of Andrei Nagel, Boris Nikiforov, and Evgenii Kuz’min (the author of the book) on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. It is accompanied by photographs and drawings made by Kuz’min himself. The book is preceded by two humorous epigraphs and the general tone of the narration is a rather humorous one, […]
Kuz’min, E.M.: Around Africa by Car Read Post »
The essay is divided into six chapters, dedicated respectively to Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the state system of the British empire. In the chapter about South Africa […]
Korf, S.A.: The Self-Governing Colonies of Great Britain Read Post »
The piece is an account of Nikitin’s expedition to German and British East Africa. The author recollects the main stops along the journey, which began in Odessa […]
Nikitin, V.N.: On the Shores of Lake Victoria Read Post »
The full title of the play is The Priest of Osiris: The Mystery of the Pyramid of the Pharaoh Khаfre. One-act play in verse. The plot can be summarized as follows: Aira, widow of Pharaoh Khefre, is beloved by Osorkhon, a priest of Osiris, who, in a monologue, confesses his love for her. Aira prays in front of the statue of Osiris, mourning her husband, while Osorkhon secretly watches her.
Kotel’nikov, G.E.: The Priest of Osiris Read Post »
Born into a Ukrainian noble family of Lithuanian descent, Vladimir (Volodymyr) Narbut was a Russian and Soviet poet and literary critic, a member of the Acmeist group. His relationship with Africa dates back to 1912, when he left Russia […]
In the African Forests is an adaptation of the novel My Kalulu, Prince, King, and Slave by Henry Stanley (1873). In a footnote, Karintsev presents the events he narrates as a true story, which had been told to Stanley during his time in Zanzibar […]
Karintsev (Dudel’) N.A.: In the African Forests Read Post »
The book is divided into nine major chapters, each devoted to the folktales of a specific ethnic group. Each chapter opens with a brief paragraph detailing the characteristics of the given ethnicity. In the introduction, Kun explains that he intends to introduce […]
Kun, N.A.: African Folktales Read Post »
The book is divided into fifteen chapters, and details the author’s journey to North Africa (Egypt) and Asia (Ceylon, India). Photographs representing landscapes and cityscapes are included. Chapters 1-3 are devoted to Egypt […]
Novitskii, V.F.: Through Southern Countries Read Post »
The book includes several maps and diagrams and is divided into five chapters, each focusing on a different region: Hungary, Italy, Sicily, North Africa, and France. The chapter on Africa (pp. 105-125) provides descriptions of the gardens in Tunis, the flora of the Sahara, and a garden in Algeria […]
Lipskii, V.I.: Botanical Institutions and Gardens in Southern Europe and North Africa Read Post »
Aleksandr Panaev, a musician in Saint Petersburg, is deeply in love with his fiancée Nina Sergeevna. Young and with delicate features, she is an accomplished pianist, orphaned when she was little. She soon falls ill due to the harsh Petersburg climate, and, to Panaev’s despair, she dies. While keeping vigil of her dead body […]
Krasnov, P.N.: Aska Mariam Read Post »