Pushkin Prize
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The Pushkin Prize was established in 1881
by the Russian Academy of Sciences
to honor one of the greatest Russian poets Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). The prize was awarded to the Russian who achieved the highest standard of literary excellence. The prize was discontinued during the Soviet period. It was restored in 1989 by Alfred Toepfler fund in Hamburg
. In 1995 the State Pushkin Prize was established by Boris Yeltsin
decree (Sasha Sokolov
being the first laureate). Both lasted till 2005. In 2005 the New Pushkin Prize was established by Aleksander Zhukov Fund, Puskin
and Mikhaylovskoye museums.
1881 in literature
The year 1881 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:* March 4 - A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, begins.* The first of the three-volume History of Woman Suffrage, was published by Susan B...
by the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
to honor one of the greatest Russian poets Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). The prize was awarded to the Russian who achieved the highest standard of literary excellence. The prize was discontinued during the Soviet period. It was restored in 1989 by Alfred Toepfler fund in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. In 1995 the State Pushkin Prize was established by Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...
decree (Sasha Sokolov
Sasha Sokolov
Sasha Sokolov is a paradoxical writer of Russian literature....
being the first laureate). Both lasted till 2005. In 2005 the New Pushkin Prize was established by Aleksander Zhukov Fund, Puskin
Pushkin Museum
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour....
and Mikhaylovskoye museums.
Select list of winners
- Yakov PolonskyYakov PolonskyYakov Petrovich Polonsky was a leading Pushkinist poet who tried to uphold the waning traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose....
(1819-1898) - Apollon MaykovApollon MaykovApollon Nikolayevich Maykov was a Russian poet.He was born into the artistic family of Nikolay Apollonovich Maykov, a painter and an academic. In 1834 the family moved to Petersburg. In 1837-1841 Maykov studied law at Saint Petersburg University. At first he was attracted to painting, but he soon...
(1821-1997) - Nikolai Kholodkovsky (1858-1921)
- Konstantin Stanyukovich (1843-1903)
- Ivan Bunin (1870-1953)
- Anton ChekhovAnton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
(1860-1904) - Mirra LokhvitskayaMirra LokhvitskayaMirra Lokhvitskaya was a Russian poet who rose to fame in the late 1890s and, due to the flamboyantly erotic sensuality of her works, was regarded as the "Russian Sappho" by her contemporaries...
(1869-1905) - Aleksandr KuprinAleksandr KuprinAleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin , was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer who is perhaps best known for his story The Duel . Other well-known works include Moloch , Olesya , Junior Captain Rybnikov , Emerald , and The Garnet Bracelet...
(1870-1938) - Ferdinand de la Bart (1870-1915)
1990-2005
- Andrey Bitov (1990)
- Lyudmila PetrushevskayaLyudmila PetrushevskayaLyudmila Stefanovna Petrushevskaya is a Russian writer, novelist and playwright.The Moscow-born Petrushevskaya is regarded as one of Russia's most prominent contemporary writers, whose writing combines postmodernist trends with the psychological insights and parodic touches of writers such as...
(1991) - Fazil IskanderFazil IskanderFazil Abdulovich Iskander is arguably the most famous Abkhaz writer, renowned in the former Soviet Union for his vivid descriptions of Caucasian life, mostly written in Russian...
(1992) - Oleg VolkovOleg VolkovOleg Volkov is a Russian pianist, b. 1958.He was second to Marc Raubenheimer at the 1982 Paloma O'Shea Competition and subsequently served as Victor Merzhanov's assistant professor at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1990 he settled in the United States and began a concert career.-References:* El País,...
(1992) - Dmitri PrigovDmitri PrigovDmitri Aleksandrovich Prigov was a Russian writer and artist. Prigov was a dissident during the era of the Soviet Union and was briefly sent to a psychiatric hospital in 1986....
(1993) - Timur Kibirov (1993)
- Bella Akhmadulina (1994)
- Semyon Lipkin (1995)
- Sasha SokolovSasha SokolovSasha Sokolov is a paradoxical writer of Russian literature....
(1995, 1996) - Anatoly Zhigulin (1996)
- Viktor Astafyev (1997)
- Vladimir MakaninVladimir MakaninVladimir Semyonovich Makanin is a Russian writer. - Life :Makanin is a writer of novels and short stories. He graduated from Moscow State University and worked as a mathematician in the Military Academy until the early 1960s. In 1963 he took a course in scriptwriting, and then worked in the...
(1998) - Oleg ChukhontsevOleg ChukhontsevOleg Grigoryevich Chukhontsev is a Russian poet.-Biography:In 1962 he finished the philology department of the State University of the Moscow Region. He worked for poetry section of journals Yunost and Novy Mir...
(1998, 1999) - Alexander KushnerAlexander KushnerAlexander Semenovich Kushner is a prominent Russian living poet from Saint Petersburg.- Biography :Kushner was born in Leningrad into a Russian-Jewish family; his father was a military engineer. He graduated from Herzen University, and later, between 1959 and 1969, taught Russian literature....
(1999) - Vadim ShefnerVadim ShefnerVadim Sergeevich Shefner Вадим Сергеевич Шефнер was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who started publishing poetry in 1936. His first poetry collection was published in 1940. He turned to philosophical science fiction in the early 1960s, but continued publishing non-genre fiction and...
(State Prize) - Yuri Mamleev (2000)
- Novella Matveeva (State Prize)
- Yuz AleshkovskyYuz AleshkovskyIosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky , known as Yuz Aleshkovsky , is a modern Russian writer, poet, playwright and performer of his own songs.-Biography:...
(2001) - Igor Shklyarevsky (State Prize)
- Yevgeny ReinYevgeny ReinYevgeny Borisovich Rein is a Russian poet and writer. His poetry won the State Prize of Russia , Pushkin Prize of Russia, and Tsarskoe Selo Art Prize ....
(2003) - Boris Paramonov (2005)
The New Pushkin Prize (2005-present)
- Sergey Bocharov (2005)
- Yuri Kublanovsky (2006)
- Alexey Lukyanov (2006)
- Dmitry Novikov (2007)
- Vyacheslav Pyetsukh (2007)
- Valerya Pustovaya (2008)
- Gleb Gorbovsky (2008)
- Oleg Sivun (2009)
- Valery PopovValery PopovValery Popov may refer to:* Valery Popov , Soviet and Russian diplomat and ambassador* Valery Popov , Soviet bassoonist...
(2009) - Valentin Kurbatov (2010)
- Irina Rodnyanskaya (2010)
- Vera Milchina (2011)
- Ildar Abuzyarov (2011)