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June 26, 2023 | History

A. N. Afanasʹev

Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Афанасьев) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer who published nearly 600 Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world. The first edition of his collection was published in eight volumes from 1855 to 1867, earning him the reputation as being the Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.

Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871)

Born 23 July [O.S. 11 July] 1826
Died 5 October [O.S. 23 September] 1871

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  • Cover of: Russian folk-tales: (tr. from the Russian)

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  • Cover of: Russian secret tales: bawdy folktales of old Russia

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  • Cover of: Russian Folk-Tales

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  • Cover of: Narod-khudozhnik: mif, folʹklor, literatura

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  • Cover of: Das goldmähnige Pferd: russische Zaubermärchen : aus der Sammlung von Alexander Afanasjew

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  • Cover of: Narodnyi͡a︡ russkii͡a︡ legendy

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  • Cover of: Peterburgskiĭ dnevnik.
    First published in 2003 2 editions

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  • Cover of: Russkie skazki: russkie narodnye skazki v obrabotke

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  • Cover of: Russian folk tales
    First published in 1980 2 editions

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  • Cover of: Russkii︠a︡ zavi︠e︡tnyi︠a︡ skazki

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  • Cover of: Russkie Narodnye Skazki
    First published in 1958 2 editions

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  • Cover of: Narodnye russkie skazki: iz sbornika A. N. Afanasʹeva

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  • Cover of: Narodnye russkie skazki ne dli͡a︡ pechati, zavetnye poslovit͡s︡y i pogovorki

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  • Cover of: Russian Fairy Tales
    First published in 1976 2 editions

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Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871)

Born 23 July [O.S. 11 July] 1826
Died 5 October [O.S. 23 September] 1871

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June 26, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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September 24, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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