Afanasyev initially posted about his experiences of the war on the internet; this led to several books that have been acclaimed in his native Russia. [1 ] Among these are:
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev [a ] (Russian: Александр Николаевич Афанасьев; 23 July [O.S. 11 July] 1826 – 5 October [O.S. 23 September] 1871) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer best known for publishing nearly 600 East Slavic and…