AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The essay is divided into six chapters, dedicated respectively to Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the state system of the British empire. In the chapter about South Africa […]
Korf, S.A.: The Self-Governing Colonies of Great Britain Read Post »
This book is a thorough account of the Anglo-Boer War from the perspective of a Russian nursing sister, who volunteered in order to help the Boers’ cause […]
The text was published in three issues. The aim of the first issue is to depict the peculiarities of the location where the Anglo-Boer war takes place, since understanding these aspects seems crucial to grasp the nature of this conflict. The second issue is devoted to the era of the “great war”, encompassing the operations of General Buller and Lord Roberts until the occupation of Pretoria. […]
Vinogradskii, A.N.: The Anglo-Boer War in South Africa 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 book opens with a review of the history of South Africa from its inception to the establishment of the South African Republic. Following a chronological account of such historical events as the foundation of Johannesburg by the “uitlanders” and the Anglo-Boer war, the author analyses them from juridical and political perspectives. […]
Shtiglits, A.N.: The United Kingdom and its Politics in South Africa Read Post »
The book’s introductory note informs that in 1887 Notes on Hydrography were published, containing information about the harbours of the West coast of Africa, collected by midshipman Azbelev. Since then, no new notes on the West coast of Africa have appeared in Russian […]
Maidel’, E.V.: A Pilot’s Notes from the West Coast of Africa Read Post »
The narration begins with the author’s arrival in Cape Town, of which he praises the beauty, linking it to the civilisation introduced by the Europeans. Proceeding to Transvaal and then to Pretoria by train, he observes the dominance of Boers […]
The book is a historical, political, economical and social overview of South Africa. It is supplemented with 67 illustrations of cities, landscapes, and people of the country. The book opens by recounting a community of Dutch people residing in an English colony, who opt to relocate to a more remote region in Africa […]
Korsakov, N.: Transvaal and Its Wealth Read Post »
The book is divided into 9 chapters: The Atlantic Ocean, From the Cape of Good Hope, The Malaysian Sea, Hong Kong, From Vladimir’s Bay to Amur, From Edo, The Pacific Ocean, From Tahiti to Buenos Aires, Brazil and the Journey Back Home. Written in an engaging style, which drew parallels to Ivan Goncharov’s Frigate Pallada soon after its publication, the book provided the readers […]
The book recounts, in the form of travel notes, Goncharov’s trip around the world on board the frigate “Pallada” (1852-1854). It is divided into two volumes […]
Goncharov, I.A.: Frigate “Pallada” Read Post »