Yuri Viktorovich Kushnarev[a] (born 6 June 1985) is a former Russian rugby union player.

Kushnarev is the most capped Russian player as well as the top scorer for Russia.

Having played one hundred and twenty times for his country, Kushnarev holds the 24th most caps in international rugby.

Honours Kushnarev finished his international career for Russia with over one-hundred and fifteen caps.

Kushnarev was part of the Russian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring one penalty.