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 book presents Leonid Savelov’s travel impressions from his journey to Egypt, accompanied by photographic illustrations and divided into twelve chapters. The illustrations feature images of local architecture, both ancient and modern, as well as landscapes. The author’s style is literary and personal, offering reflections on the places he visits, his impressions […]
Savelov, L.M.: From Bosphorus to the Pyramids Read Post »
The book is complemented by illustrations portraying local people, plants, animals, and landscapes. Following an introduction about geographical zones, the author describes a fictional journey to Africa. In Chapter One, he depicts the initial phase of the journey and explores the “fascinating” country of Egypt. Chapter Two delves further into Egypt, while Chapter Three shifts to the desert […]
Tupikov, P.G.: Hot Countries. In the Kingdom of Lions and Monkeys Read Post »
The essay is divided into four chapters: German East Africa (issue 1), Cameroon (issue 2), Togo and German South West Africa (issue 7-8). In the introduction, Grigor’ev quickly explains that Germany has acquired territories in separate regions of Africa, which, along with the unfavourable climate, makes their administration harder […]
Grigor’ev, A.A.: German Colonies in Africa Read Post »
The book contains Gadenko’s travel notes about his journey from Nice to North Africa in 1913. The opening chapter illustrates the author’s first impressions of Algiers and its surroundings, which are overall positive and intriguing […]
The book was written as a result of a car journey of Andrei Nagel, Boris Nikiforov, and Evgenii Kuz’min (the author of the book) on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. It is accompanied by photographs and drawings made by Kuz’min himself. The book is preceded by two humorous epigraphs and the general tone of the narration is a rather humorous one, […]
Kuz’min, E.M.: Around Africa by Car Read Post »
The book is comprised of ten short stories, each centered around a particular animal which can be encountered in Africa (rhinoceros, chimpanzee, elephant, dik-dik, baboon, African buffalo, hyrax, aardvark, Egyptian mongoose, hippopotamus). Either the stories are structured around an encounter between a human (locals, Europeans, Russians) and a given animal, or […]
Cheglok (Usov), A.A.: Animals of Central and Southern 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 »
In this book, Cherskii presents to his readers the coming-of-age story of a young orphan named Dzhami, who works as a helper for a poor fellah family near Rosetta. Initially leading a hard and miserable life, in the course of ten chapters Dzhami manages to climb the social ladder […]
Cherskii, L.F.: The Adventures of Dzhami. A Story from the Life of a Fellah Read Post »
The book is a recollection of Gorodetskii’s travel to British East Africa, which lasted approximately three and a half months, from the end of 1911 to the end of February 1912. In the preface, the author states the influence of famous Western colonial writers […]
Gorodetskii, V.V.: In the African Jungle. A Hunter’s Diary Read Post »