AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book contains Gadenko’s travel notes about his journey from Nice to North Africa in 1913. The opening chapter illustrates the author’s first impressions of Algiers and its surroundings, which are overall positive and intriguing […]
In the introduction, the author of the article states that at a 1909 conference, Prof. Penck contradicted Prof. Grund regarding the presence of loess in North African desert areas. In his article, the author aims at clarifying this issue by explaining that […]
Dranitsyn, D.A.: A Note about Loess in North Africa Read Post »
In this piece, divided into fourteen short passages, Petrov-Vodkin offers the reader brief sketches from his trip to North Africa in 1907. A dreamlike quality […]
Petrov-Vodkin, K.S.: A Trip to Africa 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 »
The book appears to be a rewriting of Lion Hunting and Sporting Life in Algeria by Jules Gérard (1854), targeted at a popular readership. […]
Gartman: In the Lion’s Claws. A Short Story 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. […]
Bernov, M.A.: Spain, Algeria, and the Sahara Read Post »
Upon the commission of the Orthodox Palestine Society, the author asserts undertaking a second expedition to the East to explore the Russian pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Starting from Palestine, the route extended through Greece, Italy, Sicily, and Malta, ultimately landing in Tripoli with the objective of visiting the Northern Sahara and the city of Gadames […]
The author claims in the preface that the purpose of this book is not to entertain readers with her travel adventures, but to provide valuable information for individuals who are unwell and intend to move to Algeria for the winter. This information includes data about the climate in Algiers, as well as advice for those considering Algiers as a winter destination […]
L-va, I.N.: Algeria as a Winter Station. Notes for the Sick Read Post »
Ispaniia. Alzhir. Tunis is a Russian translation of the book Espagne, Algérie et Tunisie published in Paris in 1880 and devoted to Petr Chikhachev’s scientific expedition to North Africa (1877-1878). It contains letters sent by Chikhachev to the French scientist Michel Chevalier […]
Chikhachev, P.A.: Spain, Algeria, Tunisia Read Post »
The 314-page book is divided into four main parts and is supplemented with a map of Algeria. Part One offers a military-statistical overview of Algeria at the time of the author’s journey […]
Kuropatkin, A.N.: Algeria (From “Voennyi sbornik” and “Russkii invalid”) Read Post »