Sergei Nikolayevich Glinka (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Гли́нка, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ⓘ; 1774–1847) was a minor Russian author of the Romantic period.