RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism (Dec 2019)

The culture of North Africa in travel notes of Russian travelers of the late XIX - early XX century

  • Mulahi Samiha,
  • Sergei M. Pinaev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2019-24-3-585-593
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. 585 – 593

Abstract

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Travel notes are the most important documentary source in the context of studying the culture of various countries. The article discusses ideas about North Africa in travel notes of Russian travelers of the late XIX - early XX century, analyzes the main themes and plots of the notes. At the designated time, Russian travelers visited such African countries as Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, where they noted the decline of Arab culture and the planting of Western European ideals by colonists.

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