AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
The book offers an account of the 1894-1895 expedition to Ethiopia led by Nikolai Leont’ev and Aleksandr Eliseev, through the eyes of the archimandrite Efrem […]
Efrem, archimandrite: A Journey to Abyssinia Read Post »
The book includes the hunting notes of Aleksandr Eliseev, which he took after his journey to North Africa. The author shares recollections of his adventures, meetings with Arabs in little villages, descriptions of the African landscape and wildlife […]
Eliseev, A.V.: Lion Nights. About a Trip to North 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 […]
These travel notes are a recollection of Petr Krasnov’s journey through Ethiopia in 1897-1898, as part of the Russian diplomatic mission. Krasnov and twenty other Cossacks were tasked with safeguarding the other members of the expedition.
Krasnov, P.N.: The Cossacks in Abyssinia Read Post »
The lecture is devoted to geographical and naturalistic observations made by Shchusev during his stay in Ethiopia. Some observations are made through the analysis of samples of the local soil, collected between Harar and Addis Abeba and brought back to Russia.
Shchusev, P.V.: Towards the Blue Nile’s Springs Read Post »
This short book is a collection of memories about the author’s experience in Ethiopia. Glinskii recollects a pleasant meeting with Ras Makonnen, who asks the Russian sanitary team to stay in Harar since his army needs medical assistance and the city is full of sick people.
Glinskii, D.L.: The Life of a Russian Sanitary Unit in Harar Read Post »
Mikhail Bernov’s travel notes include the author’s portrait, biography, and fifty-two photographs. The book is divided into two main parts: the first part focuses on Spain, while the second, comprising fourteen chapters, combines travel notes about Algiers and the Sahara desert. […]
Bernov, M.A.: Spain, Algeria, and the Sahara Read Post »
Travel notes from Palestine and Egypt, divided into chapters according to the places the author visited. After Constantinople and Smyrna the author arrives in Alexandria, where he only stops for a day before getting on another ship to Jaffa. After “the pogrom made by the English” the city is being rebuilt, and looks clean and neat.
Chukmaldin, N.M.: Travel Notes from Palestine and Egypt Read Post »
The book is divided into four chapters and includes photographic illustrations by G.V. Bobin, along with an author’s introduction. In the introductory note, the author clarifies that this book focuses solely on Bulatovich’s 1896 trip to Ethiopia from a sporting perspective, without mentioning the reasons behind Bulatovich’s mission to Harar or the role assigned to him […]
Krindach, F.: A Russian Cavalryman in Abyssinia: from Djibouti to Harar Read Post »
The book consists of twenty-four chapters, a preface, and a conclusion. In the preface, the author explains that he was tasked with accompanying an expedition to study the tea regions of Asia as a naturalist and geographer in 1895 […]
Krasnov, A.N.: From the Cradle of Civilisation. Letters from a Journey Around the World Read Post »