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Alexander Veltman

Russian writer (1800-1870) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 69

Alexander Fomich Veltman was a Russian poet and novelist. He was one of the most successful Russian prose writers of the 1830s and 1840s, "popular for various modes of Romantic fiction - historical, Gothic, fantastic, and folkloristic". He was one of the pioneers of Russian science fiction.

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Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class

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Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1800 to 1870 · aged 69