Yuri Rytkheu

Yuri Rytkheu
Native name	Юрий Сергеевич Рытхэу
Born	Рытгэв (Rytgėv) (1930-03-08)8 March 1930 Uelen, Chukotsky District, Far Eastern Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	14 May 2008(2008-05-14) (aged 78) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Chukchi
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Leningrad State University
Period	1947–2008
Genre	Prose
Notable awards	Maxim Gorky RSFSR State Prize Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the Badge of Honour Grinzane Cavour Prize

Yuri Sergeyevich Rytkheu (Russian: Ю́рий Серге́евич Рытхэ́у, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ rɨtˈxɛʊ]; Chukot: Ю́рий Серге́евич Рытгэ́в; 8 March 1930 – 14 May 2008) was a Chukchi writer, who wrote in both his native Chukchi and in Russian.^[1] He is considered to be the father of Chukchi literature.^{[citation needed]}