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urn:uuid:570ffdb9-3689-4a11-8249-be669c5b2d61 03 01 01 urn:uuid:570ffdb9-3689-4a11-8249-be669c5b2d61 15 9781805117681 06 10.11647/OBP.0504 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 Africa in Russian Imperial Culture Race, Empire, and Representation (1850-1917) 1 A01 Anita Frison First edition. 01 eng 00 364 03 B2 African Studies 04 DK189.2 10 HIS032020 93 NHH 93 3MN B2 European Studies: Eastern European Studies 10 HIS001000 10 HIS054000 B2 History 93 NHTB 10 HIS035000 93 NHTQ B2 Politics and Sociology B2 Literature 01 06 03 00 <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> 04 00 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 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20260219 2026 06 15 9781805117667 06 15 9781805117674 06 15 9781805117681 06 15 9781805117704 06 15 9781805117698 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0504 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0504.pdf 99 01