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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: Salt: a Russian tale
    First published in 1965 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Salt: from a Russian folktale
    First published in 1992 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition saltfromrussianf0000lang

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  • Cover of: Les contes populaires russes

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  • Cover of: Narodnyi͡a︡ russkii͡a︡ legendy
    First published in 1859 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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

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  • Cover of: Russkie Narodnye Skazki
    First published in 1958 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Russkīe satiricheskīe zhurnaly 1769-1774 godov: Ėpizod iz istorīi russkoĭ literatury XVIII vi͡eka

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  • Cover of: Russkie zavetnye skazki: Tolko dlja vzroslych!!! : Tolko dlja muin!!!

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  • Cover of: Poėticheskii͡a︡ vozzri͡e︡nii͡a︡ slavi͡a︡n&& na prirodu : opyt'' sravnitel'nag izuchenii͡a︡ slavi͡a︡nskikh'' predaniĭ i vi͡e︡rovaniĭ, v'' svi͡a︡zi s'' miḟicheskimi skazanii͡a︡mi drugikh'' rodstvennykh'' narodov'' A. Aḟanas'eva.

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  • Cover of: EL ANILLO MÁGICO Y OTROS CUENTOS
    First published in 2007 1 edition — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Salt: a Russian tale adapted by Harve Zemach from a literal translation

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  • Cover of: Skazka ob Ivani︠e︡-t︠s︡arevichi︠e︡, zhar-ptit︠s︡i︠e︡ i o si︠e︡rom volki︠e︡

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  • Cover of: Russkie narodnye skazki =: Russian fairy tales

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  • Cover of: Narodnyia russkiia skazki i legendy.
    First published in 1922 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Russian folk-tales
    First published in 1916 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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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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