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Africa in Russian Imperial Culture
Race, Empire, and Representation (1850-1917)
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Anita
Frison
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African Studies
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Russian Imperial Culture
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Africa
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European Studies: Eastern European Studies
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History
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National identity
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Politics and Sociology
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Representation
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Literature
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<p>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. </p><p>Organized around themes of Strangers, Lands, Bodies, Collectors, and Disguises, the book explores how Russians represented African peoples, landscapes, and artifacts to negotiate questions of race, empire, and national identity. Challenging the notion of Russian ‘exceptionalism’, this book demonstrates that imperial attitudes toward Africa often prefigured Soviet anticolonial rhetoric, whilst simultaneously relying on the colonial paradigm. </p><p>Richly documented and interdisciplinary, this study offers fresh insights for scholars of history, literature, and postcolonial studies, while remaining accessible to curious general readers.</p>
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Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
A Note on Terminology
Introduction
1. Strangers. Russians Discover Black Africa
2. Lands. Towards a Virtual Appropriation of the Continent
3. Bodies. Black People under Russian Scrutiny
4. Collectors. African Material Culture on Display
5. Disguises. Black Africa at the Service of the Arts
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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