Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes

Download or read book Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes written by Aleksandr Ksaverʹevich Bulatovich and published by Red Sea Press(NJ). This book was released on 2000 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated into English by Richard Seltzer, this is a compilation of two books originally published in Russian. The first, From Entotto to the River Baro, was first published in 1897 and consists of two short journals of expeditions in Ethiopia from 1896-1897, plus a series of essays which cover history, culture, beliefs, languages, government, the military and commerce. The second, With the Armies of Menelik II, is a journal of Bulatovich's second trip to Ethiopia from 1887 to 1898, during which time he served as an advisor to the army of Ras Wolde Giyorgis.'