Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov

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Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov, detail of an oil painting by Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy, 1878; in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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Born	October 1, 1791 • Ufa • Russia
Died	May 12, 1859 (aged 67) • Moscow • Russia
Notable Works	“The Family Chronicle”

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