Yekaterina Alekseyevna Avdeyeva | |
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Native name | Екатерина Алексеевна Авдеева |
Born | 16 August [O.S. 5 August] 1788 Kursk, Russian Empire |
Died | 21 July [O.S. 2 August] 1865 Derpt, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia) |
Occupation | Writer |
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.