Russia — Sudan: from the history of relationships (baseв on the book by Ye.P. Kovalevsky “Travel to Inner Africa”)

Authors

  • Игорь Вячеславович Герасимов St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the ideas of the Russian traveler Ye.P. Kovalevsky on social evolution of Sudan. He visited this country in the 1840-es and published his diary which contains interesting facts on the history of Russian-African relations, as well as ethnography and geography of that Arab-African country. Special attention is paid to the humanistic attitude of Ye.P. Kovalevsky to the Sudanese society.

Keywords:

Sudan, Arabs, geography, traveler, Ye.P. Kovalevsky, Russian-Sudanese relations

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Published

2009-09-21

How to Cite

Герасимов, И. В. (2009). Russia — Sudan: from the history of relationships (baseв on the book by Ye.P. Kovalevsky “Travel to Inner Africa”). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (3), 13–16. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1631

Issue

No. 3 (2009): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Russia and Asia

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