The account of Viktor Mashkov’s expedition to Ethiopia was published in the Report of the Russian Geographical Society in 1897, in the section “Geographic News”. In the introductory note, the author states that this brief geographical sketch will describe the Russian Red Cross’s journey to Ethiopia, but will not be able to provide detailed scientific information. He also notes that he could not bring any luggage, which meant that he was unable to take photographic or scientific tools to the trip […]