Nikolai Polevoy | |
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| Native name | Никола́й Алексе́евич Полево́й |
| Born | Nikolai Polevoy 3 July 1796 Irkutsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 March 1846 (aged 49) Saint Peterburg, Russian Empire |
| Pen name | Ivan Balakirev |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Subject | Novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and historian |
| Relatives | Ksenofont Polevoy (brother) |
Nikolai Alekseevich Polevoy (Russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Полево́й, romanized: Nikoláy Alekséevich Polevóy, 3 July [O.S. 22 June] 1796 ― 6 March [O.S. 22 February] 1846) was a controversial Russian editor, writer, translator, and historian; his brother was the critic and journalist Ksenofont Polevoy and his sister the writer and publisher of folktales Ekaterina Avdeeva.