Isabel Eberhard
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Zigzags of fate—the life of a Russian national in Africa
120 years ago, on October 21, 1904, an unprecedented downpour hit the oasis of Aïn Séfra in the Algerian Sahara. Its torrents swept away the mud huts and claimed the lives of many villagers. Among them was a Russian national, 27-year-old Isabelle Eberhardt, who was buried in a Muslim cemetery. Continue reading