AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
Vasilii Nemirovich-Danchenko was a Russian writer and journalist, brother of the renowned theatre director and playwright Vladimir. A dedicated traveller (and a member of the Russian Geographical Society), he published many books, travelogues and essays […]
Nemirovich-Danchenko, V.I. Read Post »
The account of Vasilii Junker’s expedition to Africa was published in the 23rd volume of the Report of the Russian Geographical Society for 1887, in the section titled “Geographic News”. The article bears a subtitle: “Read at the official assembly of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society on April 9, 1887”. In the opening, the author claims that this is his second journey to Africa […]
Junker, V.V.: Report on a Seven-Year Journey through Equatorial Africa Read Post »
The book is a collection of travel notes, recounting the author’s journey through Europe, Africa, and Turkey. Chapter thirteen is dedicated to Egypt […]
Dedlov, V.L.: From Far Away. Letters from the Road Read Post »
The book, reporting the travel notes of a tourist embarking from Odessa to Egypt in 1885, aims to share the author’s impressions and to provide practical advice for other travellers. Alexandria is described with mixed feelings […]
Davidovich, S.F.: From Odessa to Cairo Read Post »
The travel notes describe Andreevskii’s journey to Egypt in 1880-1881. The book is divided into nineteen distinct chapters, enriched, in its second edition, with 5 maps, 8 phototypes, 2 engravings, and 78 illustrations (first edition: 1884).
Andreevskii, V.M.: Egypt Read Post »
In the opening section of the article, the author reflects on the Sahara Desert and its inhabitants, the Tuareg people, exploring the relationship between them and the harsh desert environment. Beginning with a Tuareg legend conveying the message that the Sahara was specifically created for the Tuareg, the author introduces a different perspective, asserting that the Tuaregs were, in fact, created for the Sahara, without which it would be uninhabited […]
Eliseev, A.V.: In the Country of the Tuareg People Read Post »
Upon the commission of the Orthodox Palestine Society, the author asserts undertaking a second expedition to the East to explore the Russian pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Starting from Palestine, the route extended through Greece, Italy, Sicily, and Malta, ultimately landing in Tripoli with the objective of visiting the Northern Sahara and the city of Gadames […]
The article was published in the fifth issue of “Izvestiia Russkogo Geograficheskogo obshchestva”, 1882 (p. 360-391). It reports the author’s journey to several major Egyptian cities, including Alexandria and Cairo, and his trip to the Sinai Peninsula, before continuing to Palestine […]
Eliseev, A.V.: A Trip to Egypt, Stony Arabia, and Palestine Read Post »
The author claims in the preface that the purpose of this book is not to entertain readers with her travel adventures, but to provide valuable information for individuals who are unwell and intend to move to Algeria for the winter. This information includes data about the climate in Algiers, as well as advice for those considering Algiers as a winter destination […]
L-va, I.N.: Algeria as a Winter Station. Notes for the Sick Read Post »
Ispaniia. Alzhir. Tunis is a Russian translation of the book Espagne, Algérie et Tunisie published in Paris in 1880 and devoted to Petr Chikhachev’s scientific expedition to North Africa (1877-1878). It contains letters sent by Chikhachev to the French scientist Michel Chevalier […]
Chikhachev, P.A.: Spain, Algeria, Tunisia Read Post »