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).
