AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
Born into a Ukrainian noble family of Lithuanian descent, Vladimir (Volodymyr) Narbut was a Russian and Soviet poet and literary critic, a member of the Acmeist group. His relationship with Africa dates back to 1912, when he left Russia […]
The book is a fictional travel diary by a Frenchman named Verdier, employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris […]
Bessel’ (Rubakina) L.A.: How I Travelled Through Abyssinia Read Post »
Pages 119 to 150 of the book contain an essay devoted to Ethiopia, in which the author reflects on the recent history of the country under Menelik II’s rule. The essay starts with Menelik’s rise to power after defeating the Italian army in Adwa. The author goes on to discuss Ethiopia’s landscape, population, […]
Brianchaninov, N.V.: East and West Read Post »
The book consists of two readings, which were meant to be presented to the people at the Salt Town auditorium in Saint Petersburg […]
Zviagin K.S.: Abyssinia. A Reading for the People Read Post »
The book features a preface, eleven letters, and twenty-one illustrations. The preface explains that the author of these travel notes tragically died in a hunting accident while pursuing a lion. Following the preface, the subsequent letters delve into the narrator’s impressions regarding present day Ethiopia and Eritrea nature […]
Radich, V.A.: Across Abyssinia Read Post »
The volume consists of Brovtsyn’s dissertation, written in order to obtain the title of doctor of medicine. It is an anthropological study of the inhabitants of the Shewa province in Ethiopia, equipped with tables reporting measurements of men, women and children […]
Nikolai Gumilev, one of the founders of Russian Acmeism, travelled to Africa four times: while the first time he visited Egypt (1908), in the subsequent journeys he travelled to Ethiopia […]
The book is addressed to children and aims at describing the population of “black Christians” in Ethiopia. It contains several illustrations of landscapes and local people. […]
The book is a compilation of chapters on Ethiopia, in which the author provides information about the country, fictionalising historical facts and the lives and adventures of historical figures. It is mainly focused on Emperor Tewodros II […]
Rubakin, N.A.: The Merciless Negus. A Tale About the Traditions and Habits of Abyssinia Read Post »
Aleksandr Panaev, a musician in Saint Petersburg, is deeply in love with his fiancée Nina Sergeevna. Young and with delicate features, she is an accomplished pianist, orphaned when she was little. She soon falls ill due to the harsh Petersburg climate, and, to Panaev’s despair, she dies. While keeping vigil of her dead body […]
Krasnov, P.N.: Aska Mariam Read Post »