AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book presents Leonid Savelov’s travel impressions from his journey to Egypt, accompanied by photographic illustrations and divided into twelve chapters. The illustrations feature images of local architecture, both ancient and modern, as well as landscapes. The author’s style is literary and personal, offering reflections on the places he visits, his impressions […]
Savelov, L.M.: From Bosphorus to the Pyramids Read Post »
The book is complemented by illustrations portraying local people, plants, animals, and landscapes. Following an introduction about geographical zones, the author describes a fictional journey to Africa. In Chapter One, he depicts the initial phase of the journey and explores the “fascinating” country of Egypt. Chapter Two delves further into Egypt, while Chapter Three shifts to the desert […]
Tupikov, P.G.: Hot Countries. In the Kingdom of Lions and Monkeys Read Post »
Grinevskaia’s travel notes, recounting her journey through Egypt and the Middle East in 1910-1911, are part of an ongoing publication in “Ezhegodnik rukopisnogo otdela Pushkinskogo Doma” […]
Grinevskaia, I.A.: A Journey to the Lands of the Sun Read Post »
In this book, Cherskii presents to his readers the coming-of-age story of a young orphan named Dzhami, who works as a helper for a poor fellah family near Rosetta. Initially leading a hard and miserable life, in the course of ten chapters Dzhami manages to climb the social ladder […]
Cherskii, L.F.: The Adventures of Dzhami. A Story from the Life of a Fellah Read Post »
One of the main figures of the so-called “young generation” of Russian symbolists, Andrei Belyi (ps. of Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev) undertook a journey to Italy and Northern Africa with his partner Asia Turgeneva in 1910-1911 […]
The book is divided into thirteen chapters, accompanied by an introduction, a conclusion, technical drawings, and a map. In the introduction, the author provides a brief historical overview of Egypt’s irrigation systems and mentions that he visited Egypt in 1908, a journey that enabled him to write this book. During his stay, with the cooperation of British engineers, Ermolaev visited all the major hydraulic structures in Egypt […]
Ermolaev, M.N.: Modern Irrigation and Cotton Production in Egypt Read Post »
At the beginning of the essay, Bashmakov explains that the past spring he travelled to the Sennar region and the White Nile in order to collect materials on the history and ethnography of North-Eastern and Central Africa […]
Bashmakov, A.A.: Nubia and Egypt Read Post »
Through these “letters”, Bashmakov recounts his journey to Egypt and Sudan in 1910. He recalls leaving in late February from Greece; passing by Crete and reading The East, Russia, and Slavdom by Konstantin Leont’ev, he gets lost in thoughts about Russia, the Orient and what may await him in Africa. The author then shares his impressions of Alexandria […]
Bashmakov, A.A.: Letters from Africa Read Post »
The book is divided into forty-one chapters. In the introductory chapter, the author travels from Saint Petersburg to Odessa, Constantinople, and finally Egypt. Chapters two to thirty are devoted to Egypt, whereas the remaining chapters depict the author’s journey through Palestine […]
Fonvizin, S.I.: Seven Months in Egypt and Palestine. Essays and Impressions Read Post »
The book is divided into fifteen chapters, and details the author’s journey to North Africa (Egypt) and Asia (Ceylon, India). Photographs representing landscapes and cityscapes are included. Chapters 1-3 are devoted to Egypt […]
Novitskii, V.F.: Through Southern Countries Read Post »