AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
This short novel for children centres around Mambo, a young man from a village on the shores of lake Victoria. Having listened to the tales of a local traveller, he begins to dream of reaching the sea and visiting the island of Zanzibar. The opportunity arises […]
Berezin, N.I.: The Zanzibar Fugitive. A Tale from African Life Read Post »
The book, written in the first person, is divided into five chapters. A French soldier, wounded in the war between England and France, receives an invitation to join an expedition to Madagascar, in order to form an alliance with the powerful queen Tamira […]
Bogen, K.: Tamira, the Queen of Madagascar. A Short Story Read Post »
This brief (and probably fictional) memoirs is centred around a Russian woman – the mysterious author – who, having left her husband Nikolai after learning of his infidelity, decides to rejoin him when news reaches her that he has volunteered in the Anglo-Boer War […]
Mariia Z.: How I Became a Volunteer in Transvaal Read Post »
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 »
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 book narrates the adventures of two men, who, after a casual meeting, decide to travel together to Africa, crossing the Black Sea. One of them, David Begash, comes from Little Russia, while the other, Magul, is a Circassian; both, however, have previously lived in Africa, […]
Pazukhin, N.M.: In the Jaws of a Crocodile Read Post »