Looking for an Ideal State. Journey to the Land of Ophyr by M. M. Shcherbatov between Historical Myth and Utopia

Abstract

This paper analyses M. M.

Shcherbatov's unfinished work Journey to the Land of Ophyr. Shcherbatov's utopia reflects upon his own perception of the Russian history which was based on the myth of historical fracture resulting from Peter the Great's reforms.

Keywords

• Peter the Great
• 18th Century
• Old Russia
• Imperial Idea
• Westernization
• Enlightenment
• Utopia