Alexander Alexandrovich Fyodorov-Davydov (, 16 November 1875 – 26 December 1936) was a
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children's writer
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,
translator
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,
editor
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and
publisher
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.
Having debuted with his first book (''Zimniye Sumerki'', Winter Twilight) in 1895, he authored in all 125 books and brochures for children, as well as a wealth of essays, sketches and articles. He translated into Russian the fairytales by
Brothers Grimm
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(1900) and
Hans Christian Andersen
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(1907) and in 1908 published an acclaimed compilation of Russian mystical folklore.
Fyodorov-Davydov edited and published three journals for children: ''Delo i Potekha'' (Business and Fun), ''Putevodny Ogonyok'' (Guiding Light) and ''Ogonyok'', the first ever Russian magazine addressed to the readership of four to eight years of age. Among the authors he's managed to engage in these publications were
Anton Chekhov
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Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak
Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak (; October 25, 1852 – November 2, 1912) was a Russian writer. He is most well known for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains.
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Early life
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Kazimir Barantsevich
Kazimir Stanislavovich Barantsevich (, 3 June 1851, — 26 July 1927) was a Russian literature, Russian writer and poet, who also used the pseudonym Sarmat.Александр Александрович Фёдоров-Давыдов Literary Encyclopedic Dictionary // Литературный энциклопедический словарь. - М.: Советская энциклопедия. Под редакцией В. М. Кожевникова, П. А. Николаева. 1987.
The art scholar Aleksei Fedorov-Davydov (1900-1969) was his son. German Fedorov-Davydov (1931-2000), a Soviet historian and archeologist was his grandson.