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.
A. N. Afanasʹev
×CloseRussian 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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A. N. Afanasʹev
×CloseRussian 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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Folklore, Tales, Fairy tales, Slavic Mythology, Legends, Russian Erotic stories, History and criticism, Juvenile literature, Sex, Mythology, Russian Folk literature, Russian Tales, Slavs, Caricatures and cartoons, Cuentos de hadas, Folklore, russia (federation), Nature, Religion, Russian Satire, Russian language materials, Russian literature, Russian periodicals, Slavic Gods, Soviet Union, Tales, russia (federation)Places
Russia, Russia (Federation), Soviet Union, Region Baikal, Lake, Rusia, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Slavic countriesPeople
A. N. Afanasʹev (1826-1871)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL49463A
- ISNI: 0000000120272167
- VIAF: 64000655
- Wikidata: Q325004
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q325004
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- Афанасьев А. Н.
- A. N. Afanas'ev
- A. N. Afanasev
- A. N. Afanasév
- A. N Afanase̓v
- Afanasʹev, A. N.
- Afanasev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1826-1871.
- A N 1826-1871 Afanasev
- A N. 1826-1871 Afanasev
- Aleksandr Afanasev
- Александр Николаевич Афанасьев
- А.Н.Афанасьев
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