Africa in Russia, Russia in Africa: Three centuries of encounters, edited by Maxim Matusevich

摘要

This well-written and interesting book focuses on African and Russian diasporas.nIt attempts to elucidate the microscopic but resilient umbilical linkages betweennAfrican and Russian people and their governments. The volume examines the historynof the relationships between Africa and Russia over the past 300 years. It is dividedninto two parts. The first is a depiction of the African or black presence in Russia,nwhile the second encapsulates the Russian presence in Africa. Maxim Matusevichnand the other eminent contributors devote eight chapters to each part, creating anwell-designed contribution to our knowledge of the subject. All sixteen chapters arenwell-researched, informative, and easy to read. The documented and undocumentednsaga of the African presence in Russia and the Russian expeditions to and presencenin Africa is examined with rigorous scholarship.