New Maskva. Adventurers in Ethiopia
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At the end of the 19th century, Ethiopia was an attractive place for various kinds of scammers and adventurers who wanted to try his luck in the Time of Troubles. Nikolai Ashinov gained scandalous fame after an unsuccessful attempt to establish a settlement on the shores of East Africa. Ataman of free Cossacks, which this person loved to introduce himself, wanted to name the village of New Moscow (in his deliberate expansion - "Maskva"), the adventure ended tragically: when deporting from France controlled, several people were killed, many were seriously injured, survivors were subjected to criminal Personal in homeland. Another Russian, Nikolai Leontyev, having achieved the favor of Negus Menelik, received the provinces recently won by the entiles in the south of the country. "Count" Leontyev turned out to be a swindler of a large shift. However, he was soon exposed and expelled with shame. The fate of the talented artist Yevgeny Senigov, who lived in Ethiopia for more than two decades in a turning point for her, is also interesting
Author:
Author:Volpe Mikhail Lvovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907486-99-7
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