‘an Entirely Different World’ Russian Visitors To The Cape, 1797–1870 (African Society) – Boris Gorelik

Discover the untold story of the Cape Colony through the eyes of its most unlikely visitors: Russians. Serving as a crucial stopover on voyages to the Far East, the Cape from 1797–1870 presented an ‘entirely different world’ to these explorers, naval officers, and writers. This unique collection of newly translated memoirs, featuring figures like Golovnin and Goncharov, reveals their amazement, perplexity, and surprising parallels drawn between Africa and their distant homeland, offering a fresh, fascinating view of 19th-century South Africa.