Ryurik Lonin
Rjurik Petrovič Lonin | |
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| Born | 22 September 1930 Kaskesruchey, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 July 2009 (aged 78) Shyoltozero, Republic of Karelia, Russia |
| Occupation | Toolmaker, museum worker |
| Genre | Folklore, local history |
| Spouse | Anna Petrovna Lonina |
Rjurik Petrovič Lonin (Russian: Рю́рик Петро́вич Ло́нин, Ryurik Petrovich Lonin; 22 September 1930, Kaskesruchey, Karelian ASSR, Soviet Union – 17 July 2009, Shyoltozero (Šoutar’v), Prionezhskiĭ raĭon, Republic of Karelia, Russia) was a Russian collector of Veps folklore, founder of the Lonin Museum of Veps Ethnography, and an author in the Veps and Russian languages. He has been characterised as the most important Veps person ever to have lived and the best-known Veps person of his time.