Bagrat Uasyl-ipa Shinkuba (12 May 1917 – 25 February 2004) was an Abkhaz writer, poet, historian, linguist and politician. He studied history and languages of Abkhaz, Adyghe and Ubykh people.
Bagrat Uasyl-ipa Shinkuba (12 May 1917 – 25 February 2004) was a highly respected figure in Abkhazian intellectual circles, with expertise in literature, poetry, history, linguistics, and politics. His work focused on the Abkhaz, Adyghe, and Ubykh peoples.