Yuri Rytkheu
Yuri Sergeyevich Rytkheu (Russian: Ю́рий Серге́евич Рытхэ́у, 8 March 1930, Uelen – 14 May 2008, Saint Petersburg) was a Chukchi writer, who wrote in both his native Chukchi and in Russian. He is considered to be the father of Chukchi literature.