Yuvan Shestalov
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Yuvan Nikolayevich Shestalov ' onMouseout='HidePop("6740")' href="/topics/Beryozovsky_District,_Khanty-Mansi_Autonomous_Okrug">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.
Beryozovsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Beryozovsky District is one of nine districts of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — Yugra, Russia, located in the northwestern part of the autonomous okrug, on the left bank of meridional part of the Ob River within the limits of North Sosva altitudes and the east slope of the North and Pre-Polar Ural...
, died 5 November 2011) was a Mansi writer from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, arguably the best known author in the Mansi language
Mansi language
The Mansi language is a language of the Mansi people. It is spoken in territories of Russia along the Ob River and its tributaries, including the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and the Sverdlovsk Oblast...
(although he mostly wrote in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
). His work in Mansi has been widely translated and he worked actively to preserve the language and its culture.