Prize of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

The prize is awarded to 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 the traditions of Russian literature.

The prize is awarded annually for works written in one of the main types of literature: prose, poetry, dramaturgy, literary criticism and literary criticism. None of them are considered priority; when awarding the prize, neither the principle of priority nor the principle of rotation of the clans of literature is carried out.

A prize may be awarded for a novel, novel or set of stories; book or poem cycle; a play; collection of articles or research.

The author can become the winner of the award only once. The receipt of a different literary prize does not preclude the award of the prize to the author. An author who has once been nominated for a prize but has not received it may be re-nominated. If the prize is awarded to the author posthumously, the amount of the prize will be used, according to the decision of the Jury, for a new publication of the author’s works and / or perpetuation of his memory (creation of a memorial museum, opening of a memorial plaque, etc.).

In exceptional cases, the prize may be divided between two candidates.
Winners of previous years receive the right to nominate candidates.

The financial support for the award is provided by the Russian Public Fund of Alexander Solzhenitsyn .

A. I. Solzhenitsyn founded this Fund in 1974 , immediately after his expulsion from the country, and transferred to him all the world fees for the “ Gulag Archipelago ”. Since then, the Fund has provided systematic assistance to the victims of the Gulag , and also financed projects related to the preservation of Russian culture. The prize money amount is 25,000 US dollars.

The announcement of the name of the winner of this year takes place in the first week of March. The award ceremony takes place in the last week of April.

The award ceremony takes place at the premises of the House of Russian Abroad (Moscow, Nizhnyaya Radischevskaya St., 2) and includes the Laureate's Word.

In 2001, a provision was added to the provision that works on Russian history, Russian statehood, philosophical and social thought, as well as significant existing cultural projects, would be allowed to be considered.

• Alexander Solzhenitsyn, writer;
• Nikita Struve (Paris), professor of literature, publisher;
• Valentin Nepomnyashchy , literary critic;
• Lyudmila Saraskina , literary critic;
• Pavel Basinsky , literary critic;
• Natalia Solzhenitsyna , President of the Fund;
• Boris Lyubimov , theater expert (since 2006);
• Victor Moskvin , director of the House of Russian Abroad , publisher (since 2009)

• 1998 - Academician Vladimir Toporov , philologist - “for research on encyclopedic coverage in the field of Russian spiritual culture, Russian and world literature, combining the subtlety of special analysis with the volume of human content; for the fruitful experience of serving philology to national self-knowledge in the light of the Christian tradition ” ^[2] .
• 1999 - Inna Lisnyanskaya , poetess - “for the transparent depth of the poetic Russian word and the poetry of compassion manifested in it for many years” ^[2] .
• 2000 - Valentin Rasputin , prose writer - “for the piercing expression of poetry and the tragedy of popular life, in fusion with Russian nature and speech; soulfulness and chastity in the resurrection of good principles ” ^[2] .
• 2001 - Konstantin Vorobyov (posthumous) and Evgeny Nosov , prose writers - “whose works in full truth revealed the tragic beginning of World War II, its course, its consequences for the Russian village and the late bitterness of neglected veterans” ^[2] .
• 2002 - Alexander Panarin , philosopher - "for the books" A Rematch of History "(1998) and" The Temptation of Globalism "(2000) with their deep understanding of the new world order, the place in it of Russia and its value autonomy"; Leonid Borodin , prose writer - “for creativity, in which the trials of Russian life are conveyed with rare moral purity and a sense of tragedy; for consistent courage in search of the truth ” ^[2] .
• 2003 - Olga Sedakova and Yuri Kublanovsky - poets: the first “to convey the mystery of being with a simple lyrical word; for the subtlety and depth of philological and religious-philosophical essays ", the second - for the linguistic and metaphorical richness of a verse permeated with the pain of Russian fate; for the moral accuracy of a journalistic word ” ^[3] .
• 2004 - Vladimir Bortko , film director - “for the inspired film reading of Dostoevsky’s novel“ The Idiot ”, which provoked a popular response and reunited the modern reader with Russian classical literature in her moral ministry,” and Evgeni Mironov , actor - “for the soulful incarnation of the image of Prince Myshkin on the screen, giving a new impetus to the comprehension of the Christian values ​​of Russian literary classics ” ^[4] .
• 2005 - Igor Zolotussky , critic - “for the scale of the art-critical studies of modern literature and the profound comprehension of the genius and fate of Gogol; for loyalty, in an independent search, traditions and moral dignity of Russian literature ” ^[5] .
• 2006 - Aleksey Varlamov , prose writer - “for delicate tracking in fiction of prose the strength and fragility of the human soul, its fate in the modern world; for comprehending the ways of Russian literature of the 20th century in the genre of writer biographies ” ^[6] .
• 2007 - Sergey Bocharov , literary critic - “for philological excellence and artistry in the study of the ways of Russian literature; for upholding in scientific prose the understanding of the word as a key human value ", and academician Andrei Zaliznyak , linguist -" for fundamental achievements in the study of the Russian language, decryption of ancient Russian texts; for a filigree linguistic study of the source of Russian poetry, “ Words on Igor's Campaign, ” which convincingly proves its authenticity ” ^[7] .
• 2008 - Boris Ekimov , writer, “for the acuteness and pain in describing the lost state of the Russian province and the reflection of the indestructible dignity of a humble man; for the source of a living folk language beating in prose of a writer. ”
• 2009 - Victor Astafyev (posthumous), writer, "a world-wide writer, a fearless soldier of literature, who sought light and good in the mutilated destinies of nature and man." For the first time the prize was awarded by a jury in which there was no A. I. Solzhenitsyn himself ^[8] .
• 2010 - Academician Valentin Yanin , historian and archaeologist, “for outstanding archaeological and historical discoveries that turned upside down ideas about our early history and the man of Ancient Russia ” ^[9] .
• 2011 - Elena Chukovskaya , literary critic, “for the ascetic work on preserving and publishing the richest heritage of the Chukovsky family; for the brave help of domestic literature in difficult and dangerous moments of its history ” ^[10] .
• 2012 - Oleg Pavlov , writer, “for confessional prose imbued with poetic power and compassion; for the artistic and philosophical searches for the meaning of human existence in borderline circumstances ” ^[11] .
• 2013 - Maxim Amelin , poet, "for innovative experiments that push the boundaries and possibilities of lyric poetry, for the development of the diverse traditions of Russian poetry and for extensive educational activities for the benefit of fine literature" ^[12] .
• 2014 - Irina Rodnyanskaya , literary critic, “for the devoted service of Russian literature in her search for beauty and truth, for demanding and responsive attention to the movement of social thought against the backdrop of time” ^[13] .
• 2015 - Sergey Zhenovach , theater director, “for his devoted service to the Russian theater and inspirational translation into the language of the treasure scene of world literary classics; for educating the audience in the spirit of demanding love for the theater and the book ” ^[14] .
• 2016 - Grigory Kruzhkov , poet, essayist, translator of poetry, “for the energy of the poetic word, the ability to comprehend the Shakespeare universe and make the world of English lyrics the property of the Russian poetic element; for philological thinking, discerning the spiritual meanings of interlanguage and intercultural relations ” ^[15] .
• 2017 - Vladimir Enisherlov , literary critic, “for the thirty-year leadership of Our Heritage magazine from the day it was founded; for the enormous cultural and educational work in finding and publishing forgotten works of Russian literature and philosophical thought; for high-class expert efforts in saving and preserving museums, historical, architectural and natural monuments ” ^[16] .
• 2018 - Sergey Lyubaev , artist, “for his loyal love for literary classics and its congenial book design, for the richest pictorial language that turns the book into a designer masterpiece”, and Victor Britvin , artist, “for outstanding illustrations in terms of quality and expressiveness to fairy tales and myths peoples of the world; for the deep and excited reading of Russian camp prose by the look of a graphic artist ” ^[17] .
• 2019 - Evgeny Vodolazkin , writer, “for the organic combination of the deep traditions of Russian spiritual and psychological prose with a high philological culture; for the inspired style of artistic writing ” ^[18]

The Russky Mir Publishing House publishes the works of the laureates in the book series Literary Prize of Alexander Solzhenitsyn ^[19] .

• Praise of Philology: Literary Prize of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1998–2007) / Entrance. next N. Solzhenitsyna. - M .: Russian Way, 2007 .-- 88 p. - ISBN 978-5-85887-273-3 .

• “In the Time of Troubles, you need to rely on the idea” (interview with Prize Laureate A. Solzhenitsyn Leonid Ivanovich Borodin)
• Literary Prize of Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the Russian Way portal