Eugene Yelchin (born Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin, Russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин, born October 18, 1956) is a Russian-American artist best known as an illustrator and writer of books for children. His novel Breaking Stalin's Nose was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2012. In 2018 The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge he co-authored with M.T. Anderson was named National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. His nephew was actor Anton Yelchin.