Black raid. Travel diary of Africa on an expedition of the Citroen Automobile Society

In 1924-1925, the artist Alexander Yakovlev as part of the expedition organized by the leadership of the Citroen plants took part in a unique autopsy through the entire African continent. The drawings and diary entries that the artist conducted in difficult, sometimes dangerous camping conditions attract attention with their reliability, imagery and variety of plots. However, all this richest material, stored in RGALI, was waiting for almost a whole century.
Thanks to this publication, the modern reader gets the opportunity to evaluate not only the new facets of Alexander Yakovlev-artist, but also his undoubted literary talent. The book will be interesting to those who appreciate the work of the artist Yakovlev, his virtuoso drawing and painting, and those who are interested in the topic of Africa, and documentary lovers, and ... fans of the Citroen "brand