AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book is divided into six chapters: Introduction. Mombasa; The Ugandan Railway. Nairobi; Towards Entebbe. Entebbe; Mabira Forest; Kisumu. From Voi to Taveta […]
Dogel’, V.A.: A Naturalist in East Africa Read Post »
The publication consists of eight chapters, covering Puzanov’s whole journey through Egypt and Sudan: From Black to Red Waters, Essay on the Red Sea Coastline of Sudan, Port Sudan, On the Coral Reefs of Port Sudan, Suakin, On the Mountains of Ethiopia, Khartoum, Life in Khartoum and the Journey Back. At the beginning of his treatise, the scholar underlines that […]
Puzanov, I.I.: Essays on North-Eastern Sudan Read Post »
The piece is an account of Nikitin’s expedition to German and British East Africa. The author recollects the main stops along the journey, which began in Odessa […]
Nikitin, V.N.: On the Shores of Lake Victoria Read Post »
The essay covers the history of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, with a brief incursion into Bashmakov’s days. After an introduction about the geography of the region, the author retraces the stages of historical settlements […]
Bashmakov, A.A.: History and Ethnography of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica 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 »
This pamphlet is part of the series “Studies in ethnography”, which offered the Russian public news on the world’s most various populations. Contrary to what one would imagine, the author talks about the entirety of the African continent, describing the different climate zones, flora and fauna, and natural resources […]
Putsykovich F.F.: Negroes. A Reading for the People 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 […]
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 »