AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
This work is a collection of references to books, articles and notes on Ethiopia that appeared in Russia in 1900-1903. The references are supported by a brief abstract of each entry. They include […]
Bezgin, I.G.: Abyssinia and Abyssinians Read Post »
The book offers an account of the 1894-1895 expedition to Ethiopia led by Nikolai Leont’ev and Aleksandr Eliseev, through the eyes of the archimandrite Efrem […]
Efrem, archimandrite: A Journey to Abyssinia Read Post »
The book opens with a review of the history of South Africa from its inception to the establishment of the South African Republic. Following a chronological account of such historical events as the foundation of Johannesburg by the “uitlanders” and the Anglo-Boer war, the author analyses them from juridical and political perspectives. […]
Shtiglits, A.N.: The United Kingdom and its Politics in South Africa Read Post »
The book is devoted to the life of Vasiliy Vasil’evich Bolotov, a Russian orientalist and church historian (1853-1900). The biography was written following Bolotov’s passing, it is divided into seven chapters, and includes a photographic portrait of Bolotov […]
Rubtsov, M.V.: Vasilii Vasil’evich Bolotov. A Biographical Essay Read Post »
The book is a detailed memoirs of Bulatovich’s participation in the expedition led by Ras Welde Giyorgis (1851-1918) to the newly acquired region of Kaffa and further south to Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana). The fact that these territories were largely unexplored was the main reason for Bulatovich’s interest […]
The young Ivan Andreev leaves for Ethiopia, sent by a Russian firm aiming to establish successful business relationships between the two countries. He leaves behind his wife Ania, whom he gradually forgets as he becomes a “true Abyssinian”, learning the language and living according to the local customs.
Krasnov, P.N.: The Love of an Abyssinian Woman Read Post »
These travel notes are a recollection of Petr Krasnov’s journey through Ethiopia in 1897-1898, as part of the Russian diplomatic mission. Krasnov and twenty other Cossacks were tasked with safeguarding the other members of the expedition.
Krasnov, P.N.: The Cossacks in Abyssinia Read Post »
The play consists of two acts and was firstly published in the newspaper Novoe vremia (1890); it was later slightly altered and staged at the satirical theatre Krivoe zerkalo (1908). The beautiful Vampuka, an African princess, is in love with a young man called Lodyre. Unfortunately, the Ethiopians are searching for her, as their king, Strofokamil, wants to marry her after having killed her father.
Volkonskii, M.N.: The African Princess (Vampuka) Read Post »
The lecture is devoted to geographical and naturalistic observations made by Shchusev during his stay in Ethiopia. Some observations are made through the analysis of samples of the local soil, collected between Harar and Addis Abeba and brought back to Russia.
Shchusev, P.V.: Towards the Blue Nile’s Springs Read Post »
The summary of Leonid Artamonov’s expedition to Ethiopia was published in the annual Report of the Geographical Society for 1898, in the section on journeys organised by the society that year. However, as noted in an introductory remark, Artamonov financed the journey independently. His expedition took him to the basin of the Sobat river […]
Artamonov, L.K.: A Brief Summary of a Trip to Abyssinia Read Post »