Filipp Diomidovich Nefyodov (Филипп Диомидович Нефёдов, 18 October 1838 in

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– 25 March 1902 in Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire) was a

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(''Remeslennaya Gazeta'', 1875-1876; ''Russky Kurjer'', 1879),

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and

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who made hundreds of

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in Povolzhye, Ural and

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, studying ancient

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. Nefyodov have always sympathized with the Russian left radicalism; in March 1881, after the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, he was arrested and briefly incarcerated for having links with

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and

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. He is credited with being the first in Russia to publish the story of

Salawat Yulayev Salawat Yulayev (; ; June 1754 – 8 October 1800) was a Bashkirs, Bashkir national hero who helped lead the Pugachev's Rebellion. He was also a poet and singer. Biography Salawat Yulayev was born in the village of Tekeyevo, Orenburg Governo ...

, a legendary Bashkir rebel, whose name up until then it had been considered risky to mention. Nefyodov's critically acclaimed short story collection ''Na miru'' (На миру, Among People) came out in 1872. The Works of Filipp Nefyodov in 4 volumes was published in 1894-1900.

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Journalists from the Russian Empire Ethnographers from the Russian Empire 1838 births 1902 deaths {{russia-writer-stub