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February 26 in Geneva: Lecture by Alexander Arkhangelsky, “Pushkin—The Ideologist. Defeat as Victory”
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February 26: Online discussion with Elena Fanailova: “Ethical Elections in an Authoritarian Environment”
Review
Tatyana Zamirovskaya, Candles of the Apocalypse: Emigration, Meaningless Work, and Times of Disaster
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Techno of the Living and the Dead: On Ilya Danishevsky's Novel Damoklov Techno
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February 20 in London: Libris with Liberov meeting, “In Search of Daniil Kharms”
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Evgenia Vezhlyan on Tatiana Zamirovskaya's book “Eurydice, Check If You Turned Off the Gas”
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February 17 in Vienna: presentation of new publications by Babel Publishing House
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Ilya Danishevsky on the novel Damoklov Techno and resistance to violence
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Alexander Morozov on Ksenia Buksha's novel Little Paradise
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February 16 in Kfar Saba: a grand literary concert by Dina Rubina
About Dar Prize
Mikhail Shishkin on the program “Not Only About Books” with Nikolai Alexandrov
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May 1–3 in Berlin, Bebelplatz Book Fair
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February 14 in Paris: presentation of Sergei Kuznetsov's novel Moss's Meat Grinder
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February 12 in Berlin: presentation of Andrei Arkhangelsky's book “The Country That Decided Not to Be”
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The Dar Prize logo on book covers
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February 10 in London: Mikhail Fishman and Arkady Ostrovsky. A conversation about the book The Successor.
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February 6 in London Reading Group on Mikhail Lermontov's novel “A Hero of Our Time”
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February 10 in Berlin: presentation of Mikhail Kaluzhsky's book “The Legend of Karagay”
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February 5 in London: presentation of Masha Slonim's book “Returns: A Lighthearted Memoir”
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February 11 in Belgrade, presentation of Andrei Bilzho's book “The Alphabet”
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We announce the list of finalists for the second season of the independent literary prize “Dar”
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Second season of the Dar Award. Shortlist announcement on January 29
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January 30 in London Roman Liberov, “When Poetry Becomes Destiny.” Osip Mandelstam
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January 28 in Riga, presentation of Anton Dolin's book “50 (fifty)”
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On January 25 in Vancouver, a concert of poems by Dmitry Bykov from the book “Rise!”
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January 22 and 24 in Belgrade and Budva: meetings with Alexander Arkhangelsky, “In Short, a Lecture”
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January 22 in Berlin: presentation of an unknown military archive and photo book Olga Ignatovich: In the Shadow of Big Brother
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January 23–24 in Seattle and Palo Alto Cinderella. A musical fairy tale for adults
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January 20 in Paris: Pushkin: Instructions for Use. Meeting with Alexander Arkhangelsky
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January 18 in Belgrade: Poetry evening with Ksenia Kirillova
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The winner is selected by a jury vote and receives a grant for translation into foreign languages.
What Are the Objectives of the Award?
The primary goal of the Award is to support authors and promote Russian-language literature worldwide. We welcome all who write and read in Russian, regardless of citizenship or place of residence. We aim to foster a Russian-language culture free from political and imperial influences.
How Is the Award Process Conducted?
The Award is given annually. The jury votes, with each member selecting between one and three works. The winner is the author whose work receives the most votes. Additionally, a reader’s vote (Crowdfunding) is conducted on the Award’s website, where readers can vote for authors and support them financially.
What Awards Are Provided?
The winner of the Award receives a grant to translate the work into English, French and German. Also, as part of the reader's vote, all collected funds are transferred to the authors for whom the readers voted.
When Does the Submission Period for the Competition Start and End?
Прием заявок на конкурс второго сезона премии начнется 1 сентября 2025-го и закончится 15-го октября 2025 года.
When will the list of finalists and winners be announced?
В январе 2026 года Совет Экспертов объявит список финалистов. Читательское голосование начинается в тот же месяц. В феврале-апреле члены жюри читают книги-финалисты, а победителей Премии и читательского голосования объявят в мае 2026 года.
What are the conditions for the nomination of a book for the award
В конкурсе второго сезона могут принимать участия произведения, изданные в 2024-м году. Произведения (роман, повесть, сборники рассказов и эссе, документальная проза), вышедшие отдельными изданиями или опубликованные в журналах. Номинировать на премию имеют право как издательства и редакции журналов, так и сами писатели или третьи лица (с согласия и письменного подтверждения автора). Тексты подаются к рассмотрению в электронном виде. Премия «Дар» открыта для всех авторов. Учитывая главные цели премии: продвижение современной русскоязычной литературы за пределами РФ и характер самого вознаграждение (грант на перевод) - приоритет будет отдаваться авторам, чьи произведения ранее не переводились на английский, французский и немецкий языки.
