Matrena Vakhrusheva
Matrena Pankrat'yevna Vakhrusheva | |
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| Матрена Панкратьевна Вахрушевa Матрёна Панкратьевна Вахрушевa | |
| Born | Matrena Pankrat'yevna Vakhrusheva 12 April 1918 |
| Died | 1 January 2000 (aged 81) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | Matrona Pankratyevna Vakhrusheva; Matrena Pankratievna Vakhrusheva-Balandina |
| Occupation(s) | linguist, writer |
| Years active | 1937-1995 |
| Spouse | Alexei Nikolayevich Balandin |
Matrena Pankrat'yevna Vakhrusheva (Russian: Матрена Панкратьевна Вахрушевa also Russian: Матрёна Панкратьевна Вахрушевa) 12 April 1918 – 1 January 2000) was a Mansi linguist, philologist and writer. She is considered a pioneer in the development of Mansi literature and orthography for the Mansi language. She was the first Mansi woman to earn a scientific degree and co-wrote the first Mansi-Russian dictionary.