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Alexander Afanasyev

Born

in Boguchar, Russian Federation

July 11, 1826

Died

October 23, 1871

Genre

Folklore

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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. His first collection was published in eight volumes from 1855-67, earning him the reputation of a Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.

Born in 1826 in Boguchar, in Voronezh Governate, he grew up in Bobrov, becoming an early reader thanks to the library of his grandfather, a member of the Russian Bible Society. He was educated at the Voronezh gymnasium and from 1844-48 he studied law at the University of Moscow. Despite being a promising student, he did not become a professor, due largely to attacks upo ...more

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	Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev, Roman Jakobson (Folkloristic Commentary), Norbert Guterman (Translator), Alexander Alexeieff (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 4,718 ratings — published 1855 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga by Alexander Afanasyev, Ivan Bilibin (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Русские народные сказки by Alexander Afanasyev, Александр Николаевич Афанасьев, Иван Яковлевич Билибин (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2011 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El pájaro de fuego y otros cuentos populares rusos by Alexander Afanasyev, Isabel Vicente (Traducción) 4.01 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1899 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بابا ياجا: حكايات شعبية روسية by Alexander Afanasyev, رولا عادل (Goodreads Author) (ترجمة), مريم المير (Goodreads Author) (تدقيق لغوي) 3.80 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erotic Tales of Old Russia by Alexander Afanasyev, Yury Perkov (Translator), Alek Rapoport (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1872 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myths and Legends of Russia by Alexander Afanasyev, Norbert Guterman (Translator), Niroot Puttapipat (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 126 ratings — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vassilisa the Beautiful by Alexander Afanasyev, Ivan Bilibin (Illustrator), Irina Zheleznova (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf by Alexander Afanasyev, Ivan Bilibin (Illustrator), Post Wheeler (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basilisa la Bella y otros cuentos populares rusos by Alexander Afanasyev, Ivan Bilibin (Illustrator), Luis Alberto de Cuenca (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 70 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It is well-known what an orphan's life is: although he is little and has not yet a man's wisdom, he will follow every trail, try every task.”
― Alexander Afanasyev

tags: carpe-diem, life, orphans

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“Recorrió caminos y senderos, y tal vez estuviera lejos o tal vez cerca, tal vez en altas montañas o tal vez en bajos valles —los cuentos se cuentan rápido, pero los hechos no lo son tanto—”
― Alexander Afanasyev, El pájaro de fuego y otros cuentos populares rusos

tags: cuentos, flok-tales, leyendas

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“هؤلاء الذين يتخلون عن اصدقائهم وقت الخطر هم اشرار لايعتمد على وفائهم”
― Alexander Afanasyev, بابا ياجا: حكايات شعبية روسية

tags: حكمة-صداقة

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