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Maiga Aboubacar Abdoulwahidou
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN TRAVEL RELATION IN SOUTH AFRICA (1808)
10.00.00 Philological sciences
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This article examines the story of the unexpected stay of lieutenant Vasily Golovnin in South Africa in 1808 during his famous navigation around the world. In fact, the Russian sailor had to stop in Simonstown for a short while to stock up and put his boat in shape. However, his visit on this archipelago which newly belonged to British had coincided with the moments of crisis between Russian and British empires in Europe. These events obliged Golovnin to stay in the Cape of Good Hope for thirteen months. Enjoying his freedom of movement, the young navigator will exploit this long stay to describe the daily life of South African people. During his travels across the Cape Colony, Golovnin meets with colonists and colonized, and tells about the mechanism of their cohabitation. Even if it is not so abundant, his travelogue remains the first one realized by a Russian on South Africa and will always be crucial for the future generations of Russian mariners who will follow his itinerary. From Kronstadt to Kamchatka, Golovnin described the amazing events, but there, it will exclusively focus on the part of his travelogue [3] about his long and exceptional “stay at the Cape of Good Hope”
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