Yekaterina Avdeyeva
Russian writer (1789-1865)
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| Intro | Russian writer (1789-1865) | ||
| A.K.A. | Yekaterina Polevaya | ||
| A.K.A. | Yekaterina Polevaya | ||
| Places | Russia | ||
| is | Writer | ||
| Work field | Literature | ||
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| Birth | Kursk | ||
| Death | 2 August 1865Tartu | ||
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Yekaterina Alekseyevna Avdeyeva (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Авдеева; née Polevaya, Полевая; 1788–1865) was a Russian writer, known especially for her books on homemaking and collections of Russian folk tales. She was a sister of Nikolai Polevoy and Ksenofont Polevoy. In 1837 she published a book called Notes and remarks about Siberia.