Belyi, A.
One of the main figures of the so-called “young generation” of Russian symbolists, Andrei Belyi (ps. of Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev) undertook a journey to Italy and Northern Africa with his partner Asia Turgeneva in 1910-1911 […]
Petrov-Vodkin, K.S.: A Trip to Africa
In this piece, which is divided into fourteen short sections, Petrov-Vodkin provides the reader with brief sketches of his travels in North Africa in 1907. A dreamlike quality permeates […]
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Ermolaev, M.N.: Modern Irrigation and Cotton Production in Egypt
The book is divided into thirteen chapters, accompanied by an introduction, a conclusion, technical drawings, and a map. In the introduction, the author provides a brief historical overview of Egypt’s irrigation systems and mentions that he visited Egypt in 1908, a journey that enabled him to write this book. During his stay, with the cooperation of British engineers, Ermolaev visited all the major hydraulic structures in Egypt […]
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Bashmakov, A.A.: Nubia and Egypt
At the beginning of the essay, Bashmakov explains that the past spring he travelled to the Sennar region and the White Nile in order to collect materials on the history and ethnography of North-Eastern and Central Africa […]
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Bashmakov, A.A.: Letters from Africa
Through these “letters”, Bashmakov recounts his journey to Egypt and Sudan in 1910. He recalls leaving in late February from Greece; passing by Crete and reading The East, Russia, and Slavdom by Konstantin Leont’ev, he gets lost in thoughts about Russia, the Orient and what may await him in Africa. The author then shares his impressions of Alexandria […]
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Fonvizin, S.I.: Seven Months in Egypt and Palestine. Essays and Impressions
The book is divided into forty-one chapters. In the introductory chapter, the author travels from Saint Petersburg to Odessa, Constantinople, and finally Egypt. Chapters two to thirty are devoted to Egypt, whereas the remaining chapters depict the author’s journey through Palestine […]
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Paperin, L.: An Expedition to Cyrenaica. 1908. A Report
Full title: Report of the work of the expedition sent to Сyrenaica by the Jewish Territorialist Organization under the patronage of the governor-general of Tripoli and under the direction of J.W. Gregory, Professor of Geology at Glasgow University […]
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Novitskii, V.F.: Through Southern Countries
The book is divided into fifteen chapters, and details the author’s journey to North Africa (Egypt) and Asia (Ceylon, India). Photographs representing landscapes and cityscapes are included. Chapters 1-3 are devoted to Egypt […]
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Pimenova, E.K.: The Country of Sphinxes and Pyramids. Egypt
This short essay aims to increase public awareness of Egypt. It is divided into four chapters dealing with ancient monuments, the pyramids, the Sphinx and the River Nile; the inhabitants, their way of life and […]
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Gubarevich-Radobyl’skii, A.F.: Essay on the Economy of Bukhara and Tunisia. A Comparative Research on Two Protectorate Systems
The essay is divided into five sections: Agriculture; Industries; Trades; Finances; and Bases for the Further Development of the Russian Protectorate System in the Khanate. Each topic is considered in relation to the situation in both Bukhara and Tunisia. […]