Pushkin Prize
The Pushkin Prize (Russian: Пушкинская премия) 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 Toepfer Foundation in Hamburg.[1] In 1995 the State Pushkin Prize was established by Boris Yeltsin's decree, with Vladimir Sokolov being the first laureate. Both lasted till 2005. In 2005 the New Pushkin Prize was established by the Aleksander Zhukov Fund, as well as the Pushkin and Mikhaylovskoye museums.[2] In 2017 the International Creative Contest "World Pushkin" was established by the Russkiy Mir Foundation and the A. Pushkin State Literary Memorial and Natural Museum-Reserve Boldino REGULATIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE CONTEST "WORLD PUSHKIN".
Select list of winners
- Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898)
- Apollon Maykov (1821–1897)
- Nikolai Kholodkovsky (1858–1921)
- Konstantin Stanyukovich (1843–1903)
- Ivan Bunin (1870–1953)
- Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)
- Mirra Lokhvitskaya (1869–1905)
- Aleksandr Kuprin (1870–1938)
- Ferdinand de la Bart (1870–1915)
See also
References
- ^ a b c История Пушкинских премий.
- ^ a b The New Pushkin Prize laureates.
- ^ "Dutch Translator Refuses Pushkin Medal, Blaming Putin". The Moscow Times. September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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