Gumilyov saw Africa as no Russian poet had known it. His poetic inspiration was the result of travels filled with risk and beauty. The lecture as part of the seminar "Silver Age" at the Mayakovsky Library will transport listeners to an exotic and mysterious space - Africa through the eyes of Nikolai Gumilyov. The poet, whose fate is inextricably linked with poetic quests, cultural expeditions, and spiritual rebellion, undertook several expeditions to the African continent in the early 20th century. How did Gumilyov see this world? What was he searching for? Why did Africa become a source of images, ideas, and meanings? These and other questions will be central to the lecture by writer and journalist Vladimir Maslennikov. Where to go in St. Petersburg today, find on our website.