Sergei Timofeyevich Aksakov , 1791-1859, Russian writer, known for his nostalgic descriptions of the Orenburg region. Aksakov's chief work is Family Chronicle (1856, tr. 1924), a partly fictionalized picture of country life in the days of serfdom. His Years of Childhood (1856, tr. 1960), which vividly describes his joyous youth, is one of the finest of Russian literary memoirs. Author not available, AKSAKOV, SERGEI TIMOFEYEVICH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ...
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