Africa in Russian Imperial Culture

2026/02/19 by Anita Frison · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #African history and culture studies #Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies #Soviet and Russian History

paper · pdf · doi:10.11647/obp.0504

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Abstract

This volume uncovers how Sub-Saharan Africa was imagined in Russian culture from 1850 to 1917. Drawing on travelogues, ethnographic studies, fiction, and museum collections, Anita Frison reveals how Russia—though lacking formal colonies in Africa—nonetheless engaged deeply with Western colonial discourse.

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