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November 14 in Prague: presentation of Dmitry Petrov's book “Parents' Day”
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Discussion of Lyudmila Ulitskaya's book “The Body of the Soul” at Pushkin House
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Meeting with Ivan Filippov in Berlin on November 6
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On November 18, a lecture on the poetics of “non-place” in Sergei Zhadan's prose will be held in New York.
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November 18, Armen Zakaryan in Berlin: “30 Seconds to Renaissance: The Last Novel of the Middle Ages”
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The Kulturus festival will take place in Prague from October 30 to November 28.
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On November 16, Auditoria Budva will host the second charity book garage sale.
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October 22 in Helsinki, meeting with Ivan Filippov
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October 23, evening event with Linor Goralik at Idiot Books bookstore in London
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October 15-19 Memorial at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
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October 15 in Haifa: presentation of Dmitry Petrov's book “Parents' Day”
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October 10–12 in Munich: Echo Lubimovka Festival of New Drama
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October 13 in Vienna, meeting with Demyan Kudryavtsev
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October 24 in Porto: presentation of Sasha Skochilenko's book My Prison Trip
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October 2 in Berlin: Meeting with Viktor Erofeev, “New Barbarism”
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September 25: Online lecture by Yakov Klots on tamizdat
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October 5 and November 8: Dmitry Bykov in New York. Lectures, poetry, and discussions
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October 5 in New York: poetry concert and presentation of Dmitry Bykov's book “The Rise”
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October 3 in Riga: meeting with Olesya Gerasimenko and presentation of the book “Don't Close Your Eyes”
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September 24 in New York City is the launch of Alexander Genis' new book, Ours
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On September 12 in Prague, Vladimir Sorokin will present his new novel The Tale, moderated by Anton Dolin
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September 18 in Berlin big meeting with Vladimir Sorokin
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On August 22, Haim Ben Yaakov's book “Suitcase, Station, Israel” will be launched in Stockholm
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September 20-21, 2025 in Amsterdam for the cultural festival Vidim Fest
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September 12 and 19 in London Pushkin House - Reading Club on Ivan Turgenev's novel “Fathers and Children”
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Berlin International Literature Festival will take place from September 11 to 20, 2025
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The Prague Book Tower Fair will be held from September 12 to 14, 2025
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August 14 in Riga: Presentation of the book: “Suitcase, Train Station, Israel: On the History of Anti-Semitism in the USSR”
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July 17–19 — Philadelphia, Washington, New York. Dmitry Bykov. Lecture “Zone and Territory”: The Strugatskys and Kuvayev 50 Years Later
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On July 10, Olga Romanova's book “The Bottle Game” will be presented in Berlin.
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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.
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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.
