Yuvan Shestalov

Yuvan Nikolayevich Shestalov (Russian: Юван Николаевич Шесталов; born 22 June 1937 in Kamratka village, Beryozovsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, died 5 November 2011) was a Mansi writer from Russia, arguably the best known author in the Mansi language (although he mostly wrote in Russian). His work in Mansi has been widely translated and he worked actively to preserve the language and its culture.