AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
In the opening section of the essay, the author argues that there has been a call in Russia for the establishment of trade relations with Ethiopia. A consortium of Moscow manufacturers has been created with the aim of sending a shipment of goods to Ethiopia. The author wonders about what challenges the Russian merchants could face there […]
Krindach, F.: Essay on the Industry and Trade of Abyssinia Read Post »
This short book is a collection of memories about the author’s experience in Ethiopia. Glinskii recollects a pleasant meeting with Ras Makonnen, who asks the Russian sanitary team to stay in Harar since his army needs medical assistance and the city is full of sick people.
Glinskii, D.L.: The Life of a Russian Sanitary Unit in Harar Read Post »
The volume, consisting of 19 chapters, is a military account of the war between Ethiopia and Italy in 1895-1896, often providing information on international relations. Though it is mainly based on Nikolai Leont’ev’s documents gathered during his permanence in Ethiopia, in the preface the author declares that he has also made use of Italian sources. […]
The book is divided into four chapters and includes photographic illustrations by G.V. Bobin, along with an author’s introduction. In the introductory note, the author clarifies that this book focuses solely on Bulatovich’s 1896 trip to Ethiopia from a sporting perspective, without mentioning the reasons behind Bulatovich’s mission to Harar or the role assigned to him […]
Krindach, F.: A Russian Cavalryman in Abyssinia: from Djibouti to Harar Read Post »
The book contains a series of notes authored by Colonel Sergei Kozlov, devoted to correcting factual mistakes found in Aleksander Bulatovich’s From Entoto to the Baro River: An Account of the Journey in the South-Western Regions of the Ethiopian Empire in 1896-1897. It is structured into three sections: an introduction, a list of corrections, and a conclusion […]
Kozlov, S.V.: Remarks on Some Parts of the Essay by Lieutenant Bulatovich Read Post »
The account of Viktor Mashkov’s expedition to Ethiopia was published in the Report of the Russian Geographical Society in 1897, in the section “Geographic News”. In the introductory note, the author states that this brief geographical sketch will describe the Russian Red Cross’s journey to Ethiopia, but will not be able to provide detailed scientific information. He also notes that he could not bring any luggage, which meant that he was unable to take photographic or scientific tools to the trip […]
Mashkov, V.F.: Information about Abyssinia Read Post »
After the introduction and the first two chapters, consisting of a recollection of Bulatovich’s trips to Ethiopia between 1896 and 1897, the book proceeds as an essay on the geography, ethnography, and history of Ethiopia […]
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.: Lecture on a Yearly Stay in Abyssinia Read Post »
With this essay, Dolganev provides an insight into Ethiopian history and society. After a chapter entirely devoted to history, he focuses his attention on the systems of administration (political, ecclesiastical, judicial), on education and religion (including monasticism and asceticism), on everyday customs […]
Dolganev, E.E.: The Country of Ethiopians (Abyssinia) Read Post »
This pamphlet is part of the series “Studies in ethnography”, which offered the Russian public news on the world’s most various populations. The author provides information on the history, the geography and the locals […]
Putsykovich, F.F.: Abyssinians. A Reading for the People Read Post »