State Prize of the Russian Federation
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State Prize of the Russian Federation is a state honorary prize established in 1992 as the substitute for the USSR State Prize
. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award was significantly changed making them closer to such awards as Nobel Prize
or the Soviet Lenin Prize
Every year seven prizes are awarded:
Only three prizes for the humanitarian work were awarded so far: to Patriarch Alexius II
of Russian Orthodox Church
(2005) , to Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
(2006) and to French President Jacques Chirac
(2007).
Each prize amounts for 5 million Russian ruble
s (approximately $200 thousand) the winner also gets the medal and the diploma. If a number of coauthors equally contributed to a winning work the prize is divided between no more than three authors.
The prize is usually presented by the President of Russia in a ceremony held in Moscow Kremlin
.
(Евгений Ухналёв). The design is based on the Coat of arms of Russia
. It shows a gold double-headed eagle
with a scepter and a Globus cruciger
with a red shield showing St. George with the dragon. The eagle is crowned by two small and one large crown and put on a silver wreath consisted of palm and laurel branches joined by a red ribbon. The design was adopted in 2005
USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award was significantly changed making them closer to such awards as Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
or the Soviet Lenin Prize
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
Every year seven prizes are awarded:
- Three prizes in science and technology (according to newspaper KommersantKommersantKommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
there was fourth 2008 State Prize for Science and Technology awarded by a special decree of President Dmitri Medvedev but the name of the winner is kept secret because of the confidential character of the work ); - Three prizes in literature and arts;
- One prize for the humanitarian work (established in 2005 ).
Only three prizes for the humanitarian work were awarded so far: to Patriarch Alexius II
Patriarch Alexius II
Patriarch Alexy II was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church....
of Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
(2005) , to Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was aRussian and Soviet novelist, dramatist, and historian. Through his often-suppressed writings, he helped to raise global awareness of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – particularly in The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of...
(2006) and to French President Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
(2007).
Each prize amounts for 5 million Russian ruble
Russian ruble
The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...
s (approximately $200 thousand) the winner also gets the medal and the diploma. If a number of coauthors equally contributed to a winning work the prize is divided between no more than three authors.
The prize is usually presented by the President of Russia in a ceremony held in Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
.
Medal
The medal for the State Prize was developed by the artist Yevgeny UkhnalyovYevgeny Ukhnalyov
Yevgeny Ilyich Ukhnalyov is a Russian artist. He is a founding member of the Russian Guild of Heraldic Artists and the author of many state symbols of modern Russia including its coat of arms...
(Евгений Ухналёв). The design is based on the Coat of arms of Russia
Coat of arms of Russia
The coat of arms of Russia have gone through three major periods in their history, undergoing major changes in the transitions between the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. They date back to 1472, when Ivan III began using the double-headed eagle in his seal, which,...
. It shows a gold double-headed eagle
Double-headed eagle
The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in heraldry and vexillology. It is most commonly associated with the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. In Byzantine heraldry, the heads represent the dual sovereignty of the Emperor and/or dominance of the Byzantine Emperors over both East and...
with a scepter and a Globus cruciger
Globus cruciger
The globus cruciger is an orb topped with a cross , a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages and even today on coins, iconography and royal regalia...
with a red shield showing St. George with the dragon. The eagle is crowned by two small and one large crown and put on a silver wreath consisted of palm and laurel branches joined by a red ribbon. The design was adopted in 2005
Selected Laureats
Complete listings are available on Russian Wikipedia, For example: Complete listing in Russian for 1992, over 60 names of recipients1992
Literature and the arts- Sofia GubaidulinaSofia GubaidulinaSofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, is a Russian composer of half Russian, half Tatar ethnicity.Gubaidulina's music is marked by the use of unusual instrumental combinations...
for "OffertoriumOffertorium (Gubaidulina)Offertorium is a concerto for violin and orchestra composed by Sofia Gubaidulina in 1980 and revised in 1982 and 1986...
" - Rodion ShchedrinRodion ShchedrinRodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin is a Russian composer. He was one оf the leading Soviet composers, and was the chairman of the Union of Russian Composers from 1973 until 1990.-Life and Works:...
for "The sealed angel"
2001
Literature and the arts- Yelena PanovaYelena PanovaYelena Viktorovna Panova also Elena Panova is a Russian actress from Arkhangelsk. A noted stage actress at the Moscow Art Theater, she has been active in film and television since 1997...
- for her role in Border. Taiga Romance
2002
Literature and the arts- Vatslav MikhalskyVatslav MikhalskyVatslav Vatslavovich Mikhalsky is a Soviet and Russian writer, screen writer and editor.Mikhalsky was born in the city of Taganrog in 1938. In 1965 he graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. In 1975 - higher courses for specialists and cinema directors at Goskino...
- for his novel The Spring in Carthage
Science and Technology- Alexander Sergeevitch Gasparov - for development and practical implementation of endoscopic methods in gynecology
2003
Science and Technology- Alexei FridmanAlexei FridmanAlexey Maksimovich Fridman was a Soviet physicist specializing in astrophysics, physics of gravitating systems and plasma physics. He discovered new types of instabilities in gravitating media, created the theory of planetary rings and predicted the existence of small Uranus satellites that were...
, V. Afanasiev, S. Dodonov, Anatolii Zasov, Valerij Polyachenko, Olga Silchenko, Evgenii Snezhkin, Oleg Khoruzhii - for prediction and discovery of new structures in spiral galaxies.
2004
Science and Technology- Alexander Kvasnikov, Valery Kolinko, Arkady Vershkin - creation of optics-electronic complex for control of the outer space
- Vyachelav Molodin and Natalia PolosmakNatalia PolosmakNatalia Victorovna Polosmak is a Russian archaeologist specialising in the Eurasian nomads, especially those known as the Pazyryk, an ancient people who lived in the Altay Mountains in Siberian Russia...
for discovering of the PazyrykPazyrykThe Pazyryk burials are a number of Iron Age tombs found in the Pazyryk Valley of the Ukok plateau in the Altai Mountains, Siberia, south of the modern city of Novosibirsk, Russia; the site is close to the borders with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.The tombs are Scythian kurgans, that is...
culture - Ludvig FaddeevLudvig Faddeev-References:...
for development of Mathematical PhysicsMathematical physicsMathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...
Literature and the arts- Bella Akhmadulina - for poetry;
- Leonid Krasnochyev and Ninel Kuzmina for restoration the Assumption Church in Great Novgorod;
- Anna NetrebkoAnna NetrebkoAnna Yuryevna Netrebko is an Russian operatic soprano. She now holds dual Russian and Austrian citizenship and currently resides in Vienna. She has been nicknamed "La Bellissima" by fans.-Biography:...
- for her opera works;
2005
Humanitarian work- Patriarch Alexius IIPatriarch Alexius IIPatriarch Alexy II was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church....
for his enlightening and peacemaking activities
Science and Technology- Igor GoryninIgor GoryninIgor Vasilievich Gorynin is a Russian metallurgist, creator of many new titanium andaluminium alloys, and reactor steels. He is the director of the Central Research Institute of Structural Materials Prometey -Biography:...
for development of new construction materials; - Alexander Skrinsky, director of the Budker Institute of Nuclear PhysicsBudker Institute of Nuclear PhysicsThe Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics is one of the major centres of advanced study of nuclear physics in Russia. It is located in the Siberian town Akademgorodok, on Academician Lavrentiev Avenue. The institute was founded by Gersh Itskovich Budker in 1959...
for development in High Energy Physics;
Literature and the arts- Aleksey BatalovAleksey BatalovAleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.-Biography:...
for cinema works; - Nurlan Khanetov, Leonid Lyubavsky, Renat Kharis for developing of national epic traditions ;
- Mikhail Pletnyov for his performances and innovations in music culture ;
2006
Humanitarian work- Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was aRussian and Soviet novelist, dramatist, and historian. Through his often-suppressed writings, he helped to raise global awareness of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – particularly in The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of...
- for his humanitarian work
Science and Technology- Yury Vasiliyevich Gulyayev and Vladislav Pustovoyt for developments in acousto-electronics and acousto-opticsAcousto-opticsAcousto-optics is a branch of physics that studies the interactions between sound waves and light waves, especially the diffraction of laser light by ultrasound or sound in general.-Introduction:...
; - Sergey Nikitich Kovalyov and Igor SpasskyIgor SpasskyIgor Dmitriyevich Spasskiy is a Russian scientist, engineer and entrepreneur, General Designer of nearly 200 Soviet and Russian nuclear submarines, and the head of the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Rubin....
(both from the Rubin Design BureauRubin Design BureauRubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering in Saint Petersburg is one of the main Russian centers of submarine design, having designed more than two-thirds of all nuclear submarines in the Russian Navy...
), David Pashayev for development of Nuclear submarineNuclear submarineA nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor . The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for...
s ; - Alexander Nikolayevich Konovalov, director of Burdenko Central neurosurgical institute for new methods neurosurgery;
Literature and the arts- Nikolay Borodacheyov, Irina Vasina, Vladimir Dmitriev from Gosfilmofond
- Olga BorodinaOlga BorodinaOlga Vladimirovna Borodina is a leading dramatic mezzo-soprano, known for her roles in Russian operas at her home company, the Mariinsky Theatre, and for her international performing and recording career in a varied repertoire.Borodina made her debut in Samson and Delilah at the Royal Opera House...
for her contributions to the world musical art; - Svetlana Zakharova for her ballet works.
2007
Humanitarian work- Jacques ChiracJacques ChiracJacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
- President of France (1995-2007)
Science and Technology- Vladimir ArnoldVladimir ArnoldVladimir Igorevich Arnold was a Soviet and Russian mathematician. While he is best known for the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem regarding the stability of integrable Hamiltonian systems, he made important contributions in several areas including dynamical systems theory, catastrophe theory,...
- Russian mathematician; - Alexey Khokhlov - Polymer scientist;
- Andrey ZaliznyakAndrey ZaliznyakAndrey Anatolyevich Zaliznyak, is a Russian linguist who specializes in the research of linguistic monuments of Old Novgorod....
- Russian linguist. - According to newspaper KommersantKommersantKommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
there was fourth State Prize for Science and Technology awarded by a special decree of President Dmitri Medvedev but the name of the winner is kept secret because of the confidential character of the work .
Literature and the arts- Alisa FreindlichAlisa FreindlichAlisa Brunovna Freindlich is a Soviet and Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.-Biography:Alisa Freindlich was born into the family of Bruno Freindlich, a prominent actor and People's Artist of the USSR. She is of German and Russian ancestry. Her father and paternal relatives were ethnic...
- actress of the Tovstonogov TheaterTovstonogov TheaterTovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater , formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater , often referred to as the Bolshoi Drama Theater and by the acronym BDT , is a theater in Saint Petersburg, that is considered one of the best Russian theaters...
in Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
; - Andrey KovalchukAndrey KovalchukAndrey Nikolayevich Kovalchuk was born in 1949. He holds the title of People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and is the winner of the Moscow City Hall Prize for Literature and the Arts and the Russian Federation Government Prize for Culture .Kovalchuks works embody his deep interest in...
- Russian sculptor ; - Researchers from the Museum of Battle of KulikovoBattle of KulikovoThe Battle of Kulikovo was a battle between Tatar Mamai and Muscovy Dmitriy and portrayed by Russian historiography as a stand-off between Russians and the Golden Horde. However, the political situation at the time was much more complicated and concerned the politics of the Northeastern Rus'...
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External links
Государственные премии Российской Федерации в области науки и технологий и в области литературы и искусства- [Государственная премия Российской Федерации
- Vatslav Mikhalsky