Biography:Alexander Asov

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Alexander Asov
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Born
Alexander Igorevich Asov

(1964-06-29) June 29, 1964 (age 59)
NationalityRussian
Other namesBus Kresen[1]
OccupationWriter

Alexander Igorevich Asov (Russian: Александр Игоревич Асов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɪˈɡorʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈasəf]; born 29 June 1964), alias Bus Kresen (Бус Кресень, IPA: [bus krʲesʲenʲ]), is an author of books in Russia n pseudohistory (called "фолк-хистори" ("folk-history") in Russian publications), as well as novels and poems.[2][3] He is best known as translator and commenter of allegedly ancient Slavic texts, including Book of Veles, widely recognized as forgeries.[4][5][6]

In 2012, a forum of several rodnoveriye (Russian neopaganism) movements published a declaration, which described studies of A. Asov (along with some others) as detrimental to Russian neopaganism.[7][8]

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