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The paper will present the phenomenon of Robinsonade in Russian literature of the first half of the twentieth century on the example of the work of fantasy writer Alexander Belyaev. Robinsonades is a variety of novel spread under the influence of D. Defoe’s „Robinson Crusoe” (1719), whose plot scheme (a castaway shaping the conditions of civilised life and a miniature human community on a desert island) was later taken up and paraphrased by numerous imitators in both the adventure novel and the utopian novel. Through the centuries, however, the boundaries of the concept have expanded considerably. The main aim of the paper is to show that some of Belyaev’s works meet the requirements to be described as robinsonades. It will also be shown that robinsonade is a diverse phenomenon. In Belyaev’s prose one can distinguish between model robinsonade, cosmic robinsonade and forest robinsonade. The analysis will be based on the methodology developed by narratology. Thus, the plot patterns of the analysed works will be studied in relation to the original – „The Cases of Robinson Crusoe”. The study of plot patterns need not be limited to indicating the presence of specific plot elements in the structure of the selected work, but may generate a number of additional question.