AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
Thought of as the first of a series (Asia, America, Australia and Oceania, Europe, Russia were meant to follow), according to Berezin’s introduction this manual was born out of necessity, as he had struggled to find a geography textbook suitable for young students, and reliable for teachers. It is divided into six chapters […]
Berezin, N.I.: Africa. A Manual for Teaching Geography Read Post »
The book is part of the series “Books for the modern school” (Knigi dlia sovremennoi shkoly), edited by Ivan Sytin’s publishing house. In the preface, Bobin explains that it is meant for elementary courses […]
Bobin, S.P.: Africa. A Geographical Chrestomathy 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 »
The essay is divided into thirteen chapters and a bibliography. The first chapter, entitled “The significance of England’s colonial empire and the nature of the English colonial policy” is intended as an overview of the question, presenting the reader with […]
Mizhuev, P.G.: History of the English Colonial Empire and Politics Read Post »
The book is divided into seventy-three chapters authored by experts and travellers such as Aleksandr Bulatovich, Aleksandr Eliseev, Evgenii Kartavtsev, Vasilii Junker, Vladimir Dedlov, Pavel Shchusev, among others. It includes a brief editor’s introduction and a list of illustrations, which indicates the sources of the images. The book is part of a series of geographical compendiums […]
Kruber A.A. et al.: Africa. An Illustrated Geographical Compendium Read Post »
The volume, part of the series “Knizhka za knizhkoi”, is dedicated to the progressive discovery of the route to India by circumnavigating Africa, starting with the explorations of Prince Henry the Navigator (Henrique of Portugal, 1394-1460) […]
Sleptsov, A.A.: To India by Sea Read Post »
The volume is divided into six chapters. The first one is dedicated to the Europeans’ encounters with Africa and their explorations of the continent; particular attention is paid to Livingstone, Stanley and Emin Pasha […]
Pimenova, E.K.: African Nature and Peoples Read Post »
The essay was first published for another editor (E. Evdokimov) in 1894, under the title Arapy: ocherk byta i nravov chernogo plemeni (Arapy: An Essay on the Way of Life and Customs of Black Tribes). Since 1898 it has been part of the series “Knizhka za knizhkoi” (N° 46 in the catalogue). The book, aimed primarily at children […]
Koropchevskii, D.A.: Arapy Read Post »
The essay offers an overview of the political map of Africa at the end of the 19th century. In the introduction the author asserts that “recently, we have been experiencing a highly interesting historical and geographical event – the partition of the vast continent of Africa. […]
Litvinov, M.M.: Around the Globe. A Modern Political Map of Africa Read Post »
The book was part of the series The Lives of Remarkable People founded by Florentii Pavlenkov. It is divided into eleven chapters, and it covers the entire life of Livingstone […]
Koropchevskii, D.A.: D. Livingstone: Life, Travels and Geographical Discoveries Read Post »