AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
These travel notes are a recollection of Petr Krasnov’s journey through Ethiopia in 1897-1898, as part of the Russian diplomatic mission. Krasnov and twenty other Cossacks were tasked with safeguarding the other members of the expedition.
Krasnov, P.N.: The Cossacks in Abyssinia Read Post »
The play consists of two acts and was firstly published in the newspaper Novoe vremia (1890); it was later slightly altered and staged at the satirical theatre Krivoe zerkalo (1908). The beautiful Vampuka, an African princess, is in love with a young man called Lodyre. Unfortunately, the Ethiopians are searching for her, as their king, Strofokamil, wants to marry her after having killed her father.
Volkonskii, M.N.: The African Princess (Vampuka) Read Post »
The lecture is devoted to geographical and naturalistic observations made by Shchusev during his stay in Ethiopia. Some observations are made through the analysis of samples of the local soil, collected between Harar and Addis Abeba and brought back to Russia.
Shchusev, P.V.: Towards the Blue Nile’s Springs Read Post »
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 »
In the opening section of the essay, the author argues that there has been a call in Russia for the establishment of trade relations with Ethiopia. A consortium of Moscow manufacturers has been created with the aim of sending a shipment of goods to Ethiopia. The author wonders about what challenges the Russian merchants could face there […]
Krindach, F.: Essay on the Industry and Trade of Abyssinia Read Post »
The book is a historical, political, economical and social overview of South Africa. It is supplemented with 67 illustrations of cities, landscapes, and people of the country. The book opens by recounting a community of Dutch people residing in an English colony, who opt to relocate to a more remote region in Africa […]
Korsakov, N.: Transvaal and Its Wealth Read Post »
This short book is a collection of memories about the author’s experience in Ethiopia. Glinskii recollects a pleasant meeting with Ras Makonnen, who asks the Russian sanitary team to stay in Harar since his army needs medical assistance and the city is full of sick people.
Glinskii, D.L.: The Life of a Russian Sanitary Unit in Harar 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. […]
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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 »