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Viktor Shenderovich in Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, and Helsinki on May 21, 22, 23, and 25
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Literary Meetings and Events, May 16–18
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May 23–24 in Madrid: Knigi.Blizko Book Fair
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Литературные встречи и события с 12 по 16 мая
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May 8 in Tbilisi: Vladimir Sorokin to Present the Novel Fairy Tale
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The Dar Prize at the Berlin Book Fair
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April 30: Berlin, London, and Online — Performance, Brodsky, and a Conversation about Fairy Tales
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April 29 in Belgrade: Vladimir Sorokin to Meet with Readers
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April 27 in London: Antony Beevor and Vladimir Raevskiy to Discuss a Book on Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs
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April 18 in Berlin: Public Talk and Presentation of Vadim Zakharov’s Books Artist Must Think
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April 16 in Berlin: A Meeting with Vyacheslav Kuritsyn, Tolstoy and Nabokov
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April 11–18: Dina Rubina. Mirrors and Hidden Chambers of Fate in Chișinău, Prague, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, and Luxembourg
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April 9–11 in Rouen and Bougival. International Conference Ivan Turgenev and the European Novel
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March 28 in Amsterdam: Evgeny Feldman. Presentation of the album This Is Navalny
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March 27 in Berlin: Masha Slonim. Presentation of the book Returns. An Unserious Memoir
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March 26 in Berlin: Presentation of Anastasia Vepreva’s book On Hold
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March 24, online, Ksenia Luchenko, “The Sacred Language of War: How Religious Narratives Legitimize Violence”
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March 19 in Berlin: Ilya Danishevsky. Book presentation of "Damocles Techno" and "The Bear and the Pendulum"
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On March 14, Sergey Girin's book “From 3+5 to Z. The Language of One War” will be presented in Prague.
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March 12 in Riga: presentation of Sergei Kuznetsov's novel Moss's Meat Grinder
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March 13 in Berlin Sasha Filipenko. “How We Fail to Notice the Elephant: Fear, Love, and Collective Blindness”
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On March 11, Boris Iomdin's book New Words: Netudashka or Serdzhezmjak? will be presented in Berlin.
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March 5 in Nice: Sergey Kuznetsov's author's evening
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March 3 in Nice Alexander Arkhangelsky. “Farewell, 19th Century!”
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February 27 in Paris, presentation of Alexei Voinov's book “Winter Without Snow”
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February 26 in London and online discussion on post-Soviet independence and literature
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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”
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February 20 in London: Libris with Liberov meeting, “In Search of Daniil Kharms”
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February 17 in Vienna: presentation of new publications by Babel Publishing House
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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.
