Zviagin K.S.: Abyssinia. A Reading for the People
The book consists of two readings, which were meant to be presented to the people at the Salt Town auditorium in Saint Petersburg […]
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Radich, V.A.: Across Abyssinia
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 […]
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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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Rudnev, I.I.: The African Island of Madagascar
This short essay, published as a free supplement of the journal “Narodnoe obrazovanie”, intends to familiarise readers with the island of Madagascar. Information on the geography, climate, flora and fauna, inhabitants […]
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Berezin, N.I.: Through the Land of the Pygmies (Stanley’s Travel)
With this volume, Berezin offers the Russian readership an account of Henry Stanely’s first trans-Africa expedition (1874-1877), from Zanzibar to Boma […]
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Berezin, N.I.: In the Land of Thirst and Slavery. Nachtigal’s Journey Through Sahara and Sudan
Divided into seventeen illustrated chapters, the book delves into Gustav Nachtigal’s expedition to Central Africa (south-Saharan regions, Bornu, Bagirmi, Sudan) between 1869 and 1874 […]
Rubakin, N.A.: The Merciless Negus. A Tale About the Traditions and Habits of Abyssinia
The book is a compilation of chapters on Ethiopia, in which the author provides information about the country, fictionalising historical facts and the lives and adventures of historical figures. It is mainly focused on Emperor Tewodros II […]
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Rubakin, N.A.: Adventures in the Country of Slavery
The book is an adaptation of Samuel Baker’s Ismailia (1874). It is enriched with illustrations of African landscapes, people, and animals. It is divided into three chapters, supplemented with a brief conclusion. The volume tells the story of Samuel Baker’s military expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile […]
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Rubakin, N.A.: Travels to the Edge of the World
The book is divided into seven chapters and includes illustrations and a conclusion. The overall tone is informative, with the author providing scientific information about geography, physics, astronomy, and natural history in an accessible way […]
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Sleptsov, A.A.: To India by Sea
The volume, part of the series “Knizhka za knizhkoi”, is dedicated to the progressive discovery of the route to India by circumnavigating Africa, starting with the explorations of Prince Henry the Navigator (Henrique of Portugal, 1394-1460) […]
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