Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin (; 14 October 1938 – 1 September 2020) was a Russian children's books writer. He was born in Tyumen, then-Soviet Union. He began working for "Ural Pathfinder" newspapers. Many of his books were published by Sverdlovsk Publishing House. His best known books were "Meet My Brother" (1968) and "August: The Month of the Winds" (1975).