Troitskii, V.V.: A Journey to Central Africa
This concise report informs on the main stops of Troitskii’s journey through Central Africa in 1912-1914 […]
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Cheglok (Usov), A.A.: Animals of Central and Southern Africa
The book is comprised of ten short stories, each centered around a particular animal which can be encountered in Africa (rhinoceros, chimpanzee, elephant, dik-dik, baboon, African buffalo, hyrax, aardvark, Egyptian mongoose, hippopotamus). Either the stories are structured around an encounter between a human (locals, Europeans, Russians) and a given animal, or […]
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Kun, N.A.: African Folktales
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 […]
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Elachich, E.A.: Life in the Tropical Forests of Africa
The author describes an imaginary journey through the African forests, […]
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Glagolev, S.S.: Mysteries on the Congo River
At the beginning of the essay, Glagolev quotes an article by Belgian lawyer and academician Eugène Goblet d’Alviella (De quelques problèmes relatifs aux Mystères d’Eleusis, 1903), in which the scholar had pointed out how peoples “with a low degree of culture” follow […]
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Berezin, N.I.: Through the Land of the Pygmies (Stanley’s Travel)
With this volume, Berezin offers the Russian readership an account of Henry Stanely’s first trans-Africa expedition (1874-1877), from Zanzibar to Boma […]
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Vasin, N.A.: The Tireless Traveller. Life and Travels of H.M. Stanley
In this essay, accompanied by a portrait, the author explores the life and adventures of Henry Stanley. Beginning with a brief introduction which highlights Stanley’s fame, the author recounts his travels, starting from Zanzibar. Vasin marvels at Stanley’s resilience in the face of challenging conditions, […]
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Berezin, N.I.: In the Land of Thirst and Slavery. Nachtigal’s Journey Through Sahara and Sudan
Divided into seventeen illustrated chapters, the book delves into Gustav Nachtigal’s expedition to Central Africa (south-Saharan regions, Bornu, Bagirmi, Sudan) between 1869 and 1874 […]
Chizhov, E.I.: David Livingstone: Missionary, Traveller, and Friend of Humankind
The book is a sugar-coated biography of David Livingstone, written in a simple language suitable for children. Livingstone is presented in a very favourable light, as a man overcoming many difficulties since his childhood thanks to his exceptional qualities […]
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Vladimirova, A.: In Africa, on the Congo River. E. Glave’s Six Years Stay in Stanley’s Unit
The book is an adapted Russian translation of In Savage Africa: Or, Six Years of Adventure in Congo-Land by Edward James Glave (1892) […]