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The mandatory components of the process of awarding a literary prize are: a) a circle of experts who formulate the number of applicants and make the final decision; b) selection criterion, i.e. formulation of the basis on which this choice is made; c) the bonus itself, expressed in monetary terms or having symbolic meaning(in the latter case, the emphasis is on the significance of the choice by one or another circle of experts) and d) the writers or poets themselves - prize winners, representing this choice.

In contrast to the methods of remuneration adopted in the Middle Ages, when writers were given the status of those close to the court - court poets or writers, accompanied by an appropriate monetary allowance, literary awards, the practice of which became widespread mainly in the 20th century, are a more democratic way of recognizing the merits of writers . Modern awards are one-time in nature and do not formally require any further obligations from writers. However, as experience shows, sometimes receiving a significant status award - international or state - affected the further work of the writer and influenced his fate.

Prizes can be conditionally divided into a) international (Nobel, Man Booker, etc.) and national (Goncourt French, Pulitzer American, National Booker– English, Russian, etc., State Russian, etc.), b) industry (in the field of science fiction, historical novel etc.), c) personal – Astrid Lindgren Prize – international prize in the field of children's literature, etc. d) informal – Antibooker, Prize named after. Andrey Bely, etc.

International literary awards.

Nobel Prize in Literature (cm. NOBEL PRIZES) is the most famous and prestigious annual international prize in the field of literature.

Booker International Prize(Man Booker International Prize) – established in 2005. Will be awarded biennially for “creativity, development and general contribution to world fiction” and will be worth £60,000. Unlike the existing Booker Prize, which is only open to citizens of the British Commonwealth and Ireland, new award open to everyone writing on English.

The 2005 laureate was the Albanian poet Ismail Kadare.

IMPAC Award(Improved Management Productivity and Control – Productivity Leader is an international award established in 1996 by Dublin City Council. Nomination rights are available to 185 library systems in 51 countries. The prize is awarded for a work written or translated into English. It is 100,000 euros - this is the largest bonus that can be received for separate work, it is awarded in Dublin.

Among the recipients is Moroccan Tahar Ben Jelloun for his novel Blinding absence of light, Edward Jones for the novel Known World.

Literary daggers(Golden Dagger, Silver Dagger, Debut Dagger, Library Dagger, etc.) . The prize has been awarded since 1955 for the best detective novel of the year by the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain, an open society for the support of detective writers. Nominations: “Fiction”, “Non-fiction”, “Story”. ( cm. DETECTIVE)

AAI(AAR)Association of American Publishers. Established by the Association American writers and is awarded for the merits of its member publishing houses. In 2002, the prize for the translation of fiction that promotes mutual understanding between America and Russia was received by T.A. Kudryavtseva, translator of John Updike, William Styron, Norman Mailer, Margaret Mitchell and others.

Liberty Award(Liberty) - founded in 1999 by emigrants from Russia. Awarded for contribution to Russian-American culture and development cultural relations between the USA and Russia. The winner receives a diploma and a cash prize. The independent jury consists of three people: Grisha Bruskin, Solomon Volkov and Alexander Genis. Sponsors include Media Group Continent USA and the American University in Moscow.

The prize winners were cultural figures living in America. Among them are V. Aksyonov, L. Losev, M. Epstein, O. Vasiliev, V. Bachanyan, J. Bilington

National Literary Awards.

Booker Prize(Man-Booker Prize for Fiction, Booker Prize) (United Kingdom) – annual British literary prize for best novel, written by a British or Commonwealth citizen in English. Its goal is to support and develop the traditions of such literary form like a novel. The prize was founded in 1969. It was first sponsored by Booker-McConnell plc., and the award was called the Booker-McConnell Prize. Since 2002, the award began to be called “Man Booker”, it is financed by the company “Man Group”. The premium has risen from £21,000 to £50,000.

Awarded by the independent charity The Book Foundation. The winners of the English Booker were: in 1969 – P.H. Newby, Something to Answer For); in 1970 – Bernice Rubens (Bernice Rubens, The Elected Member); V 1971 – V.S.Naipaul In a Free State); in 1972 – John Berger (John Berger, G); in 1973 – J.G. Farrell Siege of Krishnapur); in 1974 – Stanley Middleton Holiday); in 1975 - Nadine Gordimer and Ruth Jhabvala (Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist Ruth Prower Jhabvala, Heat and Dust); in 1976 – David Storey Saville); in 1977 – Paul Scott (Paul Scott, Staying On); in 1978 – Iris Murdoch The Sea); in 1979 – Penelope Fitzgerald (Penelope Fitzgerald, Offshore); in 1980 – William Golding (William Golding, Rites of Passage); in 1981 – Salman Rushdie (Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children); in 1982 – Thomas Keneally Schindler's Ark); in 1983 – J.M.Coetzee Life and Times of Michael K.); in 1984 – Anita Brookner (Anita Brookner, Hotel Du Lac); in 1985 – Keri Hulme Bone People); in 1986 – Kingsley Amis (Kingsley Amis, The Old Devils); in 1987 – Penelope Lively (Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger); in 1988 - Peter Carey (Peter Carey, Oscar and Lucinda); in 1989 – Kazuo Ishiguro (Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day); in 1990 – Bayat A.S. (A.S.Byatt, Possession); in 1991 – Ben Okri (Ben Okri, The Famous Road; in 1992 – Michael Ondaatje and Barry Unsworth (Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient; Barry Unsworth Sacred Hunger); in 1993 – Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha); in 1994 – James Kelman How Late It Was, How Late); in 1995 – Pat Barker (Pat Barker, The Ghost Road); in 1996 – Graham Swift (Graham Swift, Last Orders); in 1997 – Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things); in 1998 – Ian McEwan Amsterdam); in 1999 – J.M.Coetzee Disgrace); in 2000 – Margaret Atwood (Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin); in 2001 – Peter Carey True History of the Kelly Gang); in 2002 – Yann Martel Life of Pi); in 2003 – D.B.S. Pierre (Peter Warren Finlay), Vernon God Little); in 2004 – Alan Hollinghurst The Line of Beauty).

Among the laureates of the English Booker there are world famous novelists Murdoch, Amis, Golding and others, almost half of the laureates are women. IN lately Among the laureates, more and more people come from the countries of the British Commonwealth - Canada, South Africa, India, Australia, etc.

Whitbread Prize. Awarded by the UK Booksellers Association. Laureates receive £5,000; An absolute winner is selected from among the laureates in five categories (“Novel”, “Best First Novel”, “Bibliography”, “Children’s Literature”, “Poetry”) and receives 25 thousand pounds sterling. His work is titled "Book of the Year"

Prix Goncourt(Prix Goncourt) (France) is an annual French literary prize for achievements in the novel genre. The Goncourt Prize is considered one of the most honorable and authoritative in France. And although the size of the prize is nominally symbolic - only 10 euros, the writer is guaranteed large incomes, since after its award, as practice shows, sales of the laureates' books skyrocket.

The Prix Goncourt was officially established in 1896, but began to be awarded only in 1902. The Goncourt brothers left a huge fortune, which, according to the will of Edmond Goncourt, passed to the Academy of Goncourt, officially established in 1896. It includes ten of the most famous writers in France, who receive a symbolic fee - 60 francs per year. Each academy member has only one vote and can only cast it for one book. The President of the Academy has two votes.

Members of the Goncourt Academy in different times there were writers A. Daudet, J. Renard, Roni Sr., F. Eria, E. Bazin, Louis Aragon and others. The first laureate of the Prix Goncourt in 1903 was John-Antoine Naud for his novel Hostile force.

Laureates of the Prix Goncourt were Ahmad Kuruma, Francois Salvain, Amelie Nothomb, Jean-Jacques Choul.

In addition to the Goncourt Prize, in France there are such literary awards as Renaudo, Medici, Femina, and Goncourt for Lyceum Students.

Femina is one of the oldest literary prizes in France, established in 1904. It is awarded by an all-female jury for the best French novel, foreign novel, or essay.

Pulitzer Prize(USA) is one of the most prestigious US awards in the field of literature, journalism, music and theater, and since 1942 - in the field of photojournalism.

The prize was founded by the Hungarian-born American newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer. At the end of the 19th century. he skillfully attracted the attention of readers to the newspapers he published. Having lived 65 years, Joseph Pulitzer died in October 1911, leaving an unexpected will - his last will was the establishment of the School of Journalism at Columbia University and the founding of a foundation named after him. They were left with $2 million for this.

Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded annually on the first Monday in May by the trustees of Columbia University. The formal announcement of the award is traditionally made by the President of Columbia University in April of each year.

In the field of journalism, the prize is not provided with a cash prize, but represents gold medal for “Service to the Fatherland,” awarded to the publication itself, and not to its journalists. In other areas, the decision is made by an independent jury of 90 experts. The amount of the award is 10 thousand dollars.

National Book Award(USA). Founded in 1950 by a group of publishers. The prize is awarded in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's literature. The prize is approximately $10,000 for the laureates, $1,000 for the nominees, a statuette and a medal for contributions to American literature. Sponsor: American National Book Foundation.

Prize named after Cervantes(Spain) is often called the Nobel Prize for Literature in the Spanish-speaking world. It was established in 1979 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Bonus fund – 90 thousand euros. The prize is presented by the King of Spain on April 23 of each year - the day of Cervantes' death.

Among the award winners are the Spaniard Francisco Umbral, the Chilean Jorge Edwards, and the Spaniard Sanchez Ferlosio.

Prize named after Romulo Gallegosa(Spain) Established in 1967 in memory of the Venezuelan novelist and former president of the country, Rómulo Gallegos. The prize is awarded annually for the best novel written in Spanish and is considered one of the most generous in the Spanish-speaking world: the award is $100,000 and a medal.

State Prize Russian Federation in literature and art, starting from 1992, is awarded annually in the amount of 300 thousand rubles, since 2005 its amount is 100 thousand dollars. The position of chairman of the commission is traditionally held by the heads of the presidential administration. Candidates for the prize are nominated by the editors of newspapers and magazines, publishing houses and public organizations. Among the laureates are V.S. Makanin, V.N. Voinovich, A.G. Volos, K.Ya. Vanshenkin, D. Granin, V.I. Belov, K.H. Ibragimov, G.M. Kruzhkov.

State Prize for the most talented works for children and youth established by presidential decree in 1998. Boris Zakhoder became the 1999 laureate.

State Pushkin Prize of Russia established in June 1994 by decree of the President of the Russian Federation in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of A.S. Pushkin - “for the creation of the most talented works in the field of poetry." Awarded on a competitive basis annually since 1995 by the President of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Commission for State Prizes in the Field of Literature and Art under the President of the Russian Federation. Nomination of candidates is carried out by federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the federation, enterprises, institutions and organizations, public associations, educational institutions, editors of newspapers and magazines. Works submitted for the prize are considered by a special commission (section) chaired by I. Shklyarevsky as part of the commission for State Prizes of the Russian Federation. In 1999, the cash bonus was increased to 1,600 times the minimum wage.

B. Okudzhava Prize established in 1998. The prize winners are poets and creators of original songs for outstanding works. Awarded in the amount of two hundred times minimum size remuneration established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. At different times, the prize was received by Yuli Kim, Dmitry Sukharev, Alexander Dolsky, Yuri Ryashentsev.

Booker – Open Russia(Russian Booker Prize – Russian Booker, Small Booker Prize) - awarded since 1992 from the funds of a benefactor who for many years wished to remain anonymous. In 2000 his name was revealed - it is English public figure Francis Green. Since 2002, the regional public organization “Open Russia” has become the general sponsor of the award. The award became known as “Booker – Open Russia”.

Since 2003, the reward has been $15,000; shortlisted finalists receive $1,000.

Initially, the Small Booker Prize was a kind of branch of the “big” Booker Prize. Currently, the Small Booker is awarded not for a novel, but every year for works of different genres. The goal is to encourage the most innovative and supportive areas in literary process. Over the years, the Small Booker was awarded: for best book stories (Viktor Pelevin, Blue lantern), for the best debut in prose (Sergey Gandlevsky ( cm. MOSCOW TIME, Craniotomy), for best magazines Russian abroad (“Spring”, “Riga”, “Idiot”, “Vitebsk”), for best work, comprehending the history of literature (Mikhail Gasparov, Featured Articles, Alexander Goldstein (Tel Aviv), Breaking up with Narcissist) and others. In 1999, the prize was awarded for a work that develops the essay genre in Russian literature - the laureate was Vladimir Bibikhin for the book New Renaissance. In 2000 literary project, that is, organizational activities of collecting, organizing and presenting literary texts, implementing certain ideas and concepts, was received by the Yuryatin Foundation (Perm, a group of curators of 4 people). The prize was awarded for book publishing work (publishing books by authors of modern Russian diaspora, significant authors of the province, young authors of Perm, local history literature), organization and support in Perm of the “Literary Environments in the Smyshlyaev House” salon, where many famous contemporary writers spoke, especially for this who came to Perm, and a lecture hall where humanities scholars Georgy Gachev, Mikhail Ryklin, Igor Smirnov, Boris Dubin, Sergei Khoruzhy gave short courses of lectures.

The longlist and shortlist of the Big and Small Russian Booker are published in the fall. The shortlist is announced and commented on at a special press conference. The winner is announced in December.

In 2000, the Small Booker Prize was organizationally separated from the Big Booker Prize.

The prize is awarded by a jury that changes partly every year. In addition, every year people are invited to serve on the jury: special experts in the direction that is being encouraged this year by the Little Booker.

Pushkin Prize of the German Alfred Tepfer Foundation. The Alfred Tepfler Foundation became the source of a whole system of rewarding cultural and scientific workers in European countries. The Pushkin Prize was founded in 1989 to reward writers writing in Russian for outstanding contributions to Russian literature. The prize is 40,000 euros and is awarded with the participation of the Russian Pen Center. Along with the prize, two scholarships of 6 thousand euros each are awarded annually to young writers. Among the recipients are Andrey Bitov, Evgeny Rein.

Andrei Bely Literary Prize. Established in the cultural underground ( cm. SAMIZDAT) in 1978 by the samizdat magazine “Hours” (editors B. Ivanov and B. Ostanin) as the first regular non-state in the history of Russia literary award. The names of the laureates were determined by an anonymous jury. The bonus was a bottle of white wine, an apple, one ruble (similar to the Goncourt franc) and a diploma. Among the laureates, who, as a rule, represented the avant-garde and postmodern sectors of the literary underground, are poets Viktor Krivulin (1978), Elena Shvarts (1979), Vladimir Aleinikov (1980), Alexander Mironov (1981), Olga Sedakova (1983), Alexey Parshchikov ( 1986), Gennady Aigi (1987), Ivan Zhdanov (1988), Alexander Gornoy (1991), Shamshad Abdullaev (1994); prose writers Arkady Dragomoshchenko (1978), Boris Kudryakov (1979), Boris Dyshlenko (1980), Sasha Sokolov (1981), Evgeny Kharitonov (1981; posthumously), Tamara Korvin (1983), Vasily Aksenov (1985), Leon Bogdanov (1986) , Andrey Bitov (1988), Yuri Mamleev (1991); critics and cultural scientists Boris Groys (1978), Evgeny Shiffers (1979), Yuri Novikov (1980), Efim Barban (1981), Boris Ivanov (1983), Vladimir Erl (1986), Vladimir Malyavin (1988), Mikhail Epstein (1991) .

After a break, the prize was recreated by M. Berg, B. Ivanov, B. Ostanin and V. Krivulin in 1997. According to the founders, it was given “the character of a national cultural institute, which aims to support the experimental and intellectual direction in Russian literature, searches in the field of language , reflecting changes in the mentality and speech practice of the new generation, but taking into account the experience of Russian modernism, most clearly expressed in the work of Andrei Bely, whose significance we consider unchanged against the backdrop of the most incredible changes in our cultural climate.”

Awarded in four categories: poetry, prose, criticism and cultural theory. There is also an award “for special merits”, which remains, as before, the prerogative of an anonymous jury. To the traditional financial reward is added a notarized agreement for the publication of a book of the laureate’s essays over the next year in the special series “Andrei Bely Prize Laureates.” The names of the laureates were first announced in St. Petersburg, later as part of the Moscow exhibition-fair intellectual book, on the birthday of Andrei Bely - October 26.

Antibooker – annual bonus; created in 1995 under Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Since 1996, it has been awarded separately for prose (“The Brothers Karamazov”), poetry (“The Stranger”) and drama (“Three Sisters”). Since 1997, the prize has been awarded for literary criticism and literary criticism (“Ray of Light”) and non-fiction (“Fourth Prose”) since 2000.

Aelita– Russia’s oldest prize for science fiction prose, was established in 1982 by the Union of Writers of the RSFSR and the editors of the Ural Pathfinder magazine. Awarded annually for the best science fiction book of the previous two years at the festival of science fiction lovers in Yekaterinburg. The amount of monetary reward is not disclosed. The first honorary laureates of the Aelita Prize were A. and B. Strugatsky.

Prize« Debut"was established in 2000 by the International Generation Foundation for authors under 25 years of age writing in Russian. Has seven nominations: “Large Prose”, “Small Prose”, “Poetry”, “Drama”, “Film Story”, “Publicism”, “Literature of Spiritual Search”. The winners in all five categories receive the honorary “Bird” prize.

All-Russian Literary Prize named after St. blg. Prince Alexander Nevsky« Faithful sons of Russia» established by the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra with the blessing of Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga with the support of the Writers' Union of Russia. Awarded in the nominations “Poetry”, “ Fiction", "Documentary and journalistic prose", "Book for children", "Criticism and literary criticism", "Magazine and Newspaper". The commission consists of priests, members of the Union of Writers of Russia. The main principles for determining the winners are high artistic style, based on Orthodox spirituality, professionalism, historical accuracy, patriotic orientation.

The prize is awarded annually in January. For first places the medal “Literary Prize named after St. Blessed Virgin Mary” is awarded. Book Alexander Nevsky", a certificate and a cash prize of $2,000. For second and third places - certificates and cash prizes. The first place winners receive the right to become members of the commission for the next year. Among the awarded are Yu. Kozlov, E. Yushin.

National Prize named after. A. and B. Strugatsky(ABC Award) established in 1999 by the Center modern literature and books" with the assistance of the literary community of St. Petersburg and the support of the administration and the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. The award encourages " realistic directions in fiction, a connection with the past, present and future of a real earthly person.”

Prize laureates E. Lukin, V. Mikhailov, M. Uspensky, N. Galkina, S. Lukyanenko, V. Pelevin.

Apollo Grigoriev Prize established in 1997 by the Academy of Russian Contemporary Literature as a “professional expert prize for the best work of the year in all genres, except criticism, literary criticism and cultural studies.” Sponsors of the award are ONEXIMbank (1997), State Bank (since 1998). Nominators are all members of the Academy. A jury is selected by lot (chairmen: 1997 - Peter Weil; 1998 - Alexander Ageev; 1999 - Sergey Chuprinin; 2000 - Alla Latynina; 2001 - Evgeny Sidorov; 2002 - Andrey Nemzer), which determines three laureates, and then announces the laureate main prize. The main prize is awarded $25,000; other laureates are awarded laptops and printers ( workplace writer) in the amount of $2,500 each.

Ivan Petrovich Belkin Prize, established by the EKSMO publishing house and the Znamya magazine, is the only award in Russia named after literary hero, established in 2001. Awarded for the best Russian story of the year. The right to nominate is enjoyed by the editors of newspapers and magazines, creative organizations, as well as professional literary critics. Monetary reward: the laureate - 5 thousand dollars, the authors of the remaining four stories included in the short list are rewarded in amounts of 500 dollars. The coordinator of the award is Natalya Ivanova. Chairmen of the jury: in 2001 - Fazil Iskander, in 2002 - Leonid Zorin.

« Bronze snail» Established in 1992 by Andrei Nikolaev and Alexander Sidorovich as the personal prize of B.N. Strugatsky (he is the chairman and only member of the prize jury). Awarded in the nominations “Large Form”, “Medium Form”, “ Small form", "Criticism/journalism" at the traditional annual conferences of science fiction writers, critics, translators, publishers in Repino near St. Petersburg.

Prize« Northern Palmyra"established in 1994. Awarded by the jury (O. Basilashvili, A. German, Y. Gordin, A. Dodin, A. Panchenko, A. Petrov, B. Strugatsiy, A. Ariev, etc.) for literary work, created in Russian and published in St. Petersburg, in nominations: poetry; prose; journalism and criticism; book publishing. The prize was sponsored by the Credit Petersburg Bank (1995) and the St. Petersburg Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1996). According to the regulations, the nomination commission analyzes St. Petersburg literature throughout the year and nominates the most talented works, in its opinion. Upon completion of this work, 7 applicants remain in each section of the award. Voting takes place anonymously, works are not discussed so that jury members do not put pressure on each other.

Literary Prize named after. Alexandra Solzhenitsyn awarded by the foundation founded by A.I. Solzhenitsyn in 1997 as a reward to Russian writers “whose work has high artistic merit, contributes to the self-knowledge of Russia, and makes a significant contribution to the preservation and careful development of traditions Russian literature" The prize may be awarded for a novel, a story or collection of stories, a book or series of poems, a play, a collection of articles, or research. The permanent jury includes A. Solzhenitsyn, N. Struve, V. Nepomnyashchy, L. Saraskina, P. Basinsky, N. Solzhenitsyn. The monetary amount of the award is 25 thousand dollars.

Triumph. Awarded by the Russian Independent Foundation for the Encouragement of Highest Achievements of Literature and Art, established by JSC LogoVAZ in the summer of 1992. The names of applicants are proposed by members of the jury, as well as experts, and are not announced in advance. The names of the laureates are determined by a permanent jury, which includes V. Aksenov, A. Voznesensky

International Sholokhov Prize established in 1993 by the magazine “Young Guard”, publishing house “ Modern writer"(now " Soviet writer"), MSPS and Writers' JSC. The current founders are MSPS, the Union of Artists of Russia, the publishing house "Soviet Writer", Moscow State Open Pedagogical University named after. M.A. Sholokhova. The permanent chairman of the jury is Yu. Bondarev. The monetary support for the prize is not disclosed; the laureates are awarded diplomas and medals.

National bestseller. Established in 2000 by the National Bestseller Foundation. Nominated for the award prose works in Russian. The winner receives a prize of 10 thousand dollars. Among the awarded are M. Shishkin, V. Pelevin, A. Garrosa and A. Evdokimov, A. Prokhanov and L. Yuzefovich.

Prize named after P.P.Bazhova established in November 1999 on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the writer by the Sverdlovsk branch of the Literary Fund of Russia and the financial and industrial group “Jewels of the Urals”. The competition has actually stepped beyond the regional framework and acquired the status of an all-Russian one. The prize is awarded annually for achievements in literary activity not only to representatives of the Ural region, but also to writers from other Russian territories for works on Ural themes. Five nominations: “Prose”, “Poetry”, “Drama”, “Literary Studies”, “Publicism”. Each laureate receives a sum of money in the amount of 10 thousand rubles, as well as specially cast gold and silver medals.

Prize named after Boyana established by the Council of Governors of border cities and regions of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The Regulations on the Prize say that it is “awarded for works that carry the light of Slavic spirituality, rooted in Slavic mythology and folklore and affirming ideas of friendship and brotherhood of the Slavic peoples.”

Prize named after F.M.Dostoevsky was established by the Writers' Union of Russia together with the Association of Russian Writers of Estonia and the non-profit association “Prize named after. F.M. Dostoevsky ". It was first awarded in the year of the 180th anniversary of the writer’s birth. The prize is awarded to writers who have made a significant contribution to the development and popularization of Russian literature and culture, both in Estonia and Russia, and in other countries.

Among the recipients are Valentin Rasputin, Geir Kjotso, Anna Vedernikova, Anatoly Builov, Rostislav Titov, B.N. Tarasov.

Prize named after Igor Severyanin was established by the Russian faction of the Riigikogu and is awarded annually to cultural figures who have made a significant contribution to the development and popularization of Russian cultural life in Estonia and Estonian cultural life among the Russian-speaking population of the country.

All-Russian Literary Prize named after Sergei Yesenin« O Rus', flap your wings..."is an annual open competition of works by Russian poets, established by the National Foundation for the Development of Culture and Tourism and the Union of Writers of Russia in 2005. Awarded in four categories: "Grand Prize" - accepted for the competition poetic works(poems and poems), “With a Seeking Look” - critical works on Russian poetry, “Song Word” - texts of poems set to music (at least 3), “Russian Hope” - poetry of young people (18-30 years old). No later than October 3 of the current year, the award committee announces the names of the laureates.

Contest« Scarlet Sails"for the best publications for children and youth was established in 2003 by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Press, Television and Radio Broadcasting and Mass Communications.

As the development of modern literature shows, literary awards have become an integral part of literary life, presenting unique ratings of works and writers. Of course, this method of labeling raises certain criticisms due to the subjectivity of choice, bias (when they choose “their own”), considerations of the political situation, etc. However, despite all the disadvantages, the practice of awarding literary prizes will obviously continue, since it represents a clear and affordable way structuring and evaluating literary works.

Irina Ermakova

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Unfriendly Rabbit is on the air, and today we'll talk about one of the many ways to make your reading more conscious and organized. IN live- an overview of the most important literary awards for those who write in Russian. Who came up with it, who decides who to nominate, and who decides who to reward, what they give, what to read. A treasure trove of knowledge under the cut!

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The official wording of the Russian Booker is “a prize for the best novel in Russian, first published this year.” The prize was established in 1992 by the British Council, similar to the British Booker. But today the Republic of Belarus is structured completely differently. For example, in England, 4 Booker finalists subsequently received Nobel Prize. In Russia it is unofficially believed that a prize is given to a potential bestseller. Time will tell how true this statement is.

Who gives?
In Russia there is a Booker Committee, which is headed by Igor Shaitanov (Russian critic, literary critic and editor-in-chief of Voprosy Literatury), and it was to this committee that the management of the prize was transferred. The jury of the Republic of Belarus changes every year. It consists of five people - critics, philologists, writers, and the fifth place is usually occupied by a representative of some other art. Initially, there was a panel of nominators, but now publishers and publishers (for example, magazines) can nominate books for the award.

What do they give?
The prize fund of the Russian Booker this year was $20,000. All other finalists receive one thousand dollars each. The prize is financed as part of British Petroleum's charitable program.

What to read?
The prize winners in recent years have been Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Mikhail Shishkin, Alexander Ilichevsky, Olga Slavnikova, Elena Chizhova, Mikhail Elizarov and others. The biggest incident happened in 2010, when Elena Kolyadina received the prize with her pornographic novel “Flower Cross”.

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One of the largest literary awards in Russia and the CIS. It is given to all genres - from fiction to memoirs and documentaries, which often brings confusion to the shortlists. Both manuscripts and already published works are accepted. Publishers, juries, media, creative unions and even authorities can nominate for the award. state power and the authors themselves (if the work is published).
Established the “Center for Support of Domestic Literature” award, organized by Alfa Bank, Renova, Mamut, Abramovich, Medved magazine and others. The Board of Trustees of the award, in particular, includes: Stepashin, Shvydkoy, director of the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vsevolod Bagno, general director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Dobrodeev, chief of Rospechat Seslavinsky, general director of the Russian State Library Fedorov and other characters. And the chairman of the Council is Vladimir Grigoriev, a book reader and deputy head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications.

Who gives?
The long list is robbed by the Council of Experts. Its chairman is permanently the deputy. editor-in-chief of the magazine New world» Mikhail Butov.
The shortlist is decided by the Jury or the Literary Academy. It consists of more than 100 people - professionals from literature, culture, science, art, public figures, journalists, officials and entrepreneurs. The chairmen of the Literary Academy (jury) over the years were: Granin, Radzinsky, Makanin, Bitov, Polyakov, Arkhangelsky and others. The winner is determined by the number of points scored during voting.
Since 2008, readers can also vote for the finalists.

What do they give?
The prize is considered the second largest after the Nobel in terms of the size of the prize fund. It is financed by the Center for Support of Russian Literature, consisting of Russian businessmen and structures.
The winner receives 3 million rubles, the second prize winner receives 1.5 million rubles, and the third prize winner receives 1 million rubles.

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St. Petersburg Prize, established in 2001 by the publisher (Limbus Press) and writer Konstantin Tublin. The prize is also awarded for the best novel of the year written in Russian. The motto of the award is “Wake up famous!”

Who gives?
The unique thing about this award is that you can see who nominated whom. Lists of nominators and nominees are posted on the award website (and these lists are almost more interesting than the award itself). Nominators are appointed by the organizing committee and emphasize that its goals are to gather representatives of all tastes and literary schools. It is also interesting that the winner shares his prize with the person who nominated him!
First, each member of the Grand Jury, which is formed from literary critics of different directions and never meets together, selects 2 works from the long list. Gives one 3 points, the other 1 point.
From those who scored the most points, a shortlist is formed.
And then the Small Jury, which can already consist of anyone (“enlightened readers”), makes its choice. Moreover, the right to break a tie is given to the Honorary Chairman (which is why, for example, through the efforts of Ksenia Sobchak in 2011, the prize was won by Bykov’s passable novel, and not by Figl-Migl’s wittiest work).
By the way, the winner becomes a member of the Small Jury next year.

What do they give?
The winner receives $10,000, which, as we have already said, is divided in a 7:3 ratio between him and the nominator. The remaining finalists each receive $1,000. By the way, interesting fact- the prize will be given to the author only if he is present at the award ceremony. That is, in St. Petersburg on the last Friday of May.

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The youngest award. Established in 2009 by the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation “to identify and support new trends in modern literary literature in Russian.” It ended up on this list and took off thanks to the fact that it attracts prominent critics and literary figures to its ranks. And also because it differs sharply from all other awards in the openness of the voting process - jury members publicly justify their choice in the framework of open debate.

Who gives?
The long list is selected by an Expert Council of three people, and the winner is selected by a jury of 4 people and the Chairman, who has, as it were, 2 votes. And the jury and experts, in turn, are selected by the Prize’s Board of Trustees. These can be writers, critics and other cultural and public figures from any country. The main thing is that they speak Russian and know our lit. context. In the final debate, experts can express their point of view and even give 1 vote to one of the nominees (if all three made the same choice).
By the way, readers can also vote.

What do they give?
As is already clear, NOS is financed by the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation. The winner receives 700,000 rubles, the winner of the reader vote - 200,000 rubles, and each finalist - 40,000 rubles.

What to read?
There are very few winners, so we can list them all. Since 2009, respectively: Lena Eltang with the novel “Stone Maples”, Vladimir Sorokin with the story “Blizzard”, Igor Vishnevetsky with the story “Leningrad”, Lev Rubinstein with the book “Signs of Attention”.
The Internet, in turn, chose: “Sugar Kremlin” by Sorokin, “Entre. The Story of a Collection” by Sofia Veshnevskaya, “Skunk Camera” by Andrei Astvatsaturov and “ Early years nurse Parovozov" Alexey Motorov.
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The Andrei Bely Prize has always stood apart. Firstly, she is almost 35 years old. Secondly, it is non-state, and never has been. In the USSR it was the only regular dissident prize in the field of culture. Thirdly, it was founded by a samizdat magazine. The fate and significance of samizdat in Soviet times difficult to overestimate.
In 1997, when things got warmer, the prize began to be supported by: the Anna Akhmatova Museum, the New Literary Review and the Society contemporary art"A-Z." Now among the supporters are named: “Ivan Limbach Publishing House” and “Amphora”.
Today the prize is awarded in 4 categories: poetry, prose, humanitarian research and for special merits in the development of Russian literature. Award criteria include experimentation and innovation. The award can only be received once.

Who gives?
Prize laureates, members of the Committee and members of the Prize Advisory Council can nominate works. Moreover, these may be works published in the last three years.
The committee that decides who should give the prize consists of three parts. The first is the founders of the prize, Boris Ivanov and Boris Ostanin. The second is three permanent members of the Committee invited by the founders. And the third - four temporary juries for a year. All names can be viewed at

The boom in literary awards in Russia is a sign of the last 20 years, but it cannot be said that they were invented only now. What if not a bonus were, for example, rings, snuff boxes and other valuable gifts, which Emperor Alexander I loved to give to writers in abundance. It is known that in 1802 alone, the tsar spent an amount unheard of at that time on encouraging writers - 160 thousand rubles .

Direct continuation imperial tradition became the main one Soviet prize- Stalin's. Now this is rarely remembered, but at first its fund was formed from the fees that Stalin received for publishing his works in different countries. That is, it was also a personal royal reward of 100 thousand rubles. After the death of the leader, the Stalin Prizes were replaced by Lenin Prizes (10 thousand rubles) and State Prizes (5 thousand). This was an amount sufficient to buy a car.

The era of independent awards began in 1991 with the establishment of the Russian Booker. Russian literature then received reinforcements in the form of British money. The Booker Prize itself is of British origin, its name comes from the name of the Booker company, famous for the production of canned vegetables. In the early 1990s, Booker’s agents drew attention to the huge field of activity that Russian literature represented, but there was no clearly defined material gain being pursued. As with most other literary awards, by the way, their founders are driven more by image considerations.

“Russian Booker” did not remain the only major prize for long. In 1995, the management of Nezavisimaya Gazeta (and in fact, its owner Boris Berezovsky) established a competing award, which was called Anti-Booker. Its size was $12,001, that is, a dollar more than that of the Russian Booker. In 2001, with increased pressure on Berezovsky and the initiation of criminal cases against him, Anti-Booker ceased to exist.

But by that time, players began to appear one after another on the field of Russian literary awards. To date, their number has reached six hundred. Trud recalled the main ones.

Established in November 2005.

Prize fund: With a prize fund of 5.5 million rubles, it is one of the largest in the world. The size of the first prize is 3 million rubles, the second - 1.5 million, the third - 1 million.

Who gives money: founders are the Ministry of Culture, Rospechat, the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but the monetary component is mainly provided by Gazprom.

Distinctive feature: bonuses are not only works of art, but also literature in the non-fiction genre.

Established in 2008 on the personal initiative of Anatoly Chubais.

Prize fund: one prize of 50 thousand dollars is awarded.

Who gives money: at first it was supported by RAO UES of Russia; after Chubais left there, it came under the wing of the Future Energy fund, specially established by the businessman.

Distinctive feature: only living people can become laureates modern poets. Among the laureates are Sergei Gandlevsky, Timur Kibirov, Alexander Kushner.

Established in September 2003.

Prize fund: prize in the category " Modern classics" equals 900 thousand rubles, in the nomination "Literature of the 21st Century" - 750 thousand.

Who gives money: established by the Leo Tolstoy Estate Museum in Yasnaya Polyana and the South Korean company Samsung Electronics, which sponsors the award.

Distinctive feature: supports works modern authors, developing humanistic ideas Leo Tolstoy.

Established in 1998 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Prize fund: 25 thousand dollars.

Who gives money: The Alexander Solzhenitsyn Foundation, founded by the writer in 1974 and collecting royalties from all editions of his book “The Gulag Archipelago”.

Distinctive feature: awarded to writers living in Russia who created their works after the 1917 revolution. Genres: prose, poetry, drama, literary criticism and literary criticism.

Established in March 2009.

Prize fund: 700 thousand rubles. Reader's Choice Award - 200 thousand rubles.

Who gives money: established by the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation. Part of the Book World project, led by publisher Irina Prokhorova.

Distinctive feature: created to support new trends in modern Russian literature.

Established in December 1991.

Prize fund: 12 thousand dollars.

Who gives money: main sponsor is British Petroleum.

Distinctive feature: being the first post-Soviet prize, it is distinguished by its emphasis on dissident literature. Among the laureates are Vasily Aksenov, Georgy Vladimov.

Established in 2001 on the initiative of literary critic Viktor Toporov.

Prize fund: 10 thousand dollars.

Who gives money: The award fund is formed from the funds of the investment and construction company “Vistcom”.

Distinctive feature: honors the best novel of the year. Information about which of the nominees nominates whom is open.

The biggest prizes in the world

Nobel (Sweden) - 1.05 million euros

Chino del Duca (France) - 300 thousand euros

Dublin (Ireland) - 100 thousand euros

IMPAC (Ireland - USA) - 100 thousand euros

“Miguel de Cervantes” (Spain) - 90 thousand euros

Goethe Prize (Germany) - 50 thousand euros

Writers who made the most money from awards

Lyudmila Ulitskaya

3.35 million rubles

The novels “The Case of Kukotsky” and “Daniel Stein, Translator” were awarded “Russian Booker” (2001) and “Big Book” (2007).

Dmitry Bykov

3 million rubles

The biographical novel “Boris Pasternak” was awarded in 2006 with the “ Big book" and "National bestseller".

Mikhail Shishkin

1.3 million rubles

The novel "Venus's Hair" was awarded the "Big Book" award in 2006 and the "National Bestseller" award in 2005.

Lyudmila Saraskina

2.25 million rubles

Her biography “Alexander Solzhenitsyn” was awarded the “Big Book” and “Yasnaya Polyana” prizes in 2008.

Today Leila Budaeva sums up the literary results of the past year: talks about the five main book awards modernity and shares a list of winning novels and shortlisted works. You can start making your reading list for next year now!

Booker Prize

It was founded in 1969, but until 2014 only writers from Great Britain, Ireland and the British Commonwealth could apply for it. Now a novel from any country can be nominated for a prize, as long as it is written in English.

This year's winner was “Lincoln in the Bardo” by American George Saunders. The book takes place over the course of one evening and touches on a real event - the death of 11-year-old William, the son of US President Abraham Lincoln in February 1862. The boy finds himself in the bardo - a kind of intermediate state described in Buddhism as the interval between death and the separation of mind and body. According to Saunders, the inhabitants of the bardo are "disfigured by desires that they did not fulfill while they were alive." Wanting to get out of this trap, William tries to communicate with his father.

“4 3 2 1”, Paul Auster (USA)- the novel takes place in the second half of the twentieth century and tells the story of four versions of the life of a boy named Archibald Ferguson, developing parallel to each other. Each of them speaks in its own way about his studies, growing up and relationships.

"The Story of Wolves", Emily Fridlund (USA) is the debut novel by a famous novelist, telling the story of a fourteen-year-old girl Madeline. She lives with her parents in the wilderness of northern Minnesota, acutely feeling loneliness and isolation from the world.

"Exit to the West", Mohsin Hamid (Pakistan)- the novel touches on the themes of emigration and refugee problems. The plot is based on the story of a young couple, Said and Nadya, who find themselves in the center civil war in an unnamed country.

"Elmet", Fiona Moseley (UK)- another debut novel on the award shortlist. Brother and sister Daniel and Katie live with their father in the village of Elmet: they walk along the moors, raise cattle, and sincerely care about each other. The idyll continues until the family begins to be threatened...

"Autumn", Ali Smith (UK)- 101-year-old Daniel ends his days in a nursing home, where 30-year-old Elizabeth regularly visits him. Between them, despite the colossal age difference, a truly warm relationship developed. The novel takes place in the fall of 2016, after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, and, as the Man Booker Prize jury put it, is “a meditation on a changing world.”

Prix Goncourt

The French award for achievements in the novel genre has been awarded annually since 1903. According to the charter, its laureate can only be won once. The only exception is the writer Romain Gary. He received the prize for the first time in 1956, and 19 years later he was awarded it again under the name Emile Azhar.

This year's winning novel was The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard. The plot is based on real events and takes place in Hitler's Germany. The book tells the story of the formation of the Nazi regime in alliance with prominent German industrialists.

The award shortlist also included:

"Bakhita", Véronique Olmy- the main rival of the winning novel, the plot of which is also based on real events. This is the story of a girl born in western Sudan in mid-19th century century. Kidnapped by slave traders at the age of seven, she passes from one owner to another until she is redeemed by the Italian consul. In Italy she is placed in a convent, after which she expresses a desire to be baptized...

"Hold Your Crown Tight" by Yannick Haenel- a certain writer created a useless script for a film about Herman Melville (author of the famous “Moby Dick”). In New York, he meets a famous director who is interested in his manuscript, after which a time of adventure begins in the hero’s life.

"The Art of Losing" by Alice Zenite- a novel about a girl from a Kabyle family who came to France from the north of Algeria. The book tells the story of the fate of several generations of refugees left in captivity of the past, as well as the right to be yourself - without taking into account anyone else's ideas about who you should become.

Pulitzer Prize

Established in the USA in 1903 and awarded for achievements in the fields of literature, journalism, music and theater. An interesting fact is that many award-winning books never made the bestseller lists (exceptions include John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch, which I discussed in a post about American literature), A most The awarded plays were never staged in Broadway theaters.

Prize winner for fiction novel became The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. The book takes place on the eve of the Civil War. Dark-skinned slave Cora decides to escape and ends up on a secret route system - underground railway, with the help of which slaves were moved from the southern (slave-owning) states to the north. Whitehead talks emotionally about important milestones in the history of American slavery and subsequent segregation - the forced division of the population along racial lines.

The nominees also included:

"Imagine Me Gone", Adam Haslett- a story about how difficult relationships within a family develop after a depressed father of three children commits suicide.

"The Sport of Kings", C.E. Morgan- The plot takes place in the American South. Ambitious Henry, a representative of one of the oldest families in Kentucky, decides to turn his family lands into a stud farm for breeding thoroughbred horses - future race winners.

Russian booker

The prize was established in 1992 on the initiative of the British Council in Russia as a project similar to the British Booker Prize. Awarded for the best novel published during the year.

The 2017 novel winner was Alexandra Nikolaenko’s book “Kill Bobrykin: the story of a murder.” 200 pages of text tell what is going on in the soul of the impressionable Sasha: day after day he is nostalgic for the times when he was in love with his classmate Tanya. Now she is married to Sasha’s neighbor, Bobrykin. To the hero he seems to be a personal demon, some kind of evil that has been haunting him since childhood - for this reason he is going to kill him.

The award shortlist also included:

“The Secret Year”, Mikhail Gigolashvili- the novel describes two weeks in the life of Ivan the Terrible during that strange period of Russian history when he left the throne to Simeon Bekbulatovich and secluded himself in the Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda for a year. Book with elements of phantasmagoria draws psychological portrait the king, his vulnerable, painful subconscious.

“Golomyanoe Flame”, Dmitry Novikov- a story declaring love to the harsh Russian North. The writer builds a bridge from the present day to the distant past, sincerely admires the beauty and richness of nature and talks about the spiritual component of modern life.

"Zahhok", Vladimir Medvedev- the book tells the story of a Russian teacher, Vera, who was unwillingly left with her children in Tajikistan during the civil war in the early 1990s. A polyphonic novel, written from the perspective of several characters, allows you to view events from several angles.

“Date with Quasimodo”, Alexander Melikhov- Dozens of murderers pass through the office of criminal psychologist Yulia, whose fate depends on her decision to consider them sane or not. What makes them break the law? The subject of reflection in this philosophical novel is the phenomenon of beauty.

“Nomakh. Sparks from a big fire”, Igor Malyshev- another novel on the theme of the civil war. Nomakh (the main character) exactly follows the path of Nestor Makhno, an anarcho-communist and leader of the insurgent movement in southern Ukraine in 1918-1922.

Nobel Prize

Unlike other prizes, the Nobel Prize does not have an official list of finalists. We will learn about those who competed for the world's main literary prize this year only half a century later, when the archives are published. The award was given to the British writer of Japanese origin Kazuo Ishiguro, who “in his novels of incredible emotional power reveals the abyss hidden behind our illusory sense of connection with the world” - this was the formulation voiced by the Nobel Committee.

The beauty is that most of Ishiguro’s prose has been translated into Russian, and the cult “The Remains of the Day” and “Never Let Me Go” have been filmed. “At the End of the Day” (under this title the film was released in Russia) was nominated for eight Oscars, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. The less successful film Never Let Me Go starred Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley and young Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.