A Quest for a New Eden: “Emperor of Madagascar” Maurice Benyovszky and His Russian Companions

• Published in: Quaestio Rossica
• Main Author: Maroshi, Valery
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ural Federal University 2017
• Subjects: M. Benyovszky; Eden; travel; utopia; robinsonade; travelogue; М. Беневский; Эдем; путешествие; утопия; робинзонада; травелог; Maurice; Usma; Kamchatka; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/QR/article/view/251; https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2017.3.251

This article explores the strategies of the famous 18th-century European adventurer Maurice Benyovszky and the reasons that inspired his Russian companions to follow him on a dangerous journey after the uprising in Kamchatka in 1771. The quest for new colonies by Russian fugitives is connected with...