Yuri Polyakov
Polyakov in 2019 | |
| Native name | Юрий Михайлович Поляков |
| Born | 12 November 1954 Moscow Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | State University of Education |
| Genre | Realism |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Notable awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Honour, Order of Friendship, Lenin Komsomol Prize |
Yuri Mikhailovich Polyakov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Поляков; born November 12, 1954, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and public figure, chairman of the National Association of Playwrights, chairman of the editorial board of the Literaturnaya Gazeta until 2021, editor-in-chief of the Literaturnaya Gazeta (2001–2017).