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Alexander Afanasyev
Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871).
Born July 23rd, 1826 in Boguchar.
Died October 5th, 1871 at 45 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Occupations
anthropologist, children's writer, collector of fairy tales, fairy tale scholar, folklorist, historian, journalist, linguist, literary critic
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