Alexander Afanasyev



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Alexander Afanasyev

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born
July 11, 1826 in Boguchar, Russian Federation

died
October 23, 1871

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Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Афанасьев) was a Russian folklorist who recorded and published over 600 Russian folktales and fairytales, by far the largest folktale collection by any one man in the world.[2] His first collection was published in eight volumes from 1855–67, earning him the reputation of a Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.


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Average rating: 4.20 · 679 ratings · 39 reviews · 24 distinct works
Russian Fairy Tales
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 1863 — 28 editions
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The Fool and the Fish: A Ta...
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1990
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Myths and Legends of Russia
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009
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Vasilisa the Beautiful and ...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Erotic Tales of Old Russia
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
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Words Of Wisdom: Russian Fo...
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987
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El Pájaro de Fuego y otros ...
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Мифология Древней Руси
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006
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Maria Morevna and Koschei t...
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Grandfather's Mitten
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1870 — 2 editions
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