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November 19 in Riga: an evening of readings by Yuri Olesha
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November 22 in Berlin: Discussion on “Contemporary Women's* Prose in Search of Home, Language, and Empathy”
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November 17 in Paris: presentation of the French translation of Riva Evstifeeva's “Boarding School Stories”
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November 17 in Berlin: presentation of Sergei Kuznetsov's book Moss's Meat Grinder
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November 14 in Berlin: presentation of Maria Danilova's novel “The Twenty-Sixth”
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Meetings with Vladimir Sorokin in Vilnius and Riga on November 26 and 29
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On November 12, Viktor Shenderovich's stand-up show “They caught a loud bird...” in Berlin
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November 11: Online presentation of Alexander Arkhangelsky's book “Just Classics! An Anti-Textbook on Literature”
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November 9 in Paris: Meeting with Polina Barsukova, “The Poet and Time”
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November 6 in Berlin: presentation of the book “The Northern Route”
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November 2: Meeting of the Babel book club in Vienna, “Emigration—is it good where we are?”
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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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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 Prize is awarded annually. The Jury holds a vote in which each member selects between one and three works. The author whose work receives the highest number of votes becomes the winner.
What Awards Are Provided?
The Prize winner receives a grant for the translation of their work into English, French, and German.
When Does the Submission Period for the Competition Start and End?
Submissions for the third season of the prize will open on July 15, 2026, and close on October 15, 2026.
When will the list of finalists and winners be announced?
On January 20, 2027, the Council of Experts will announce the shortlist. The Independent Jury will announce the winner on May 25, 2027.
What are the conditions for the nomination of a book for the award
Works published in 2025 are eligible for the third season of the competition. Eligible works (novels, novellas, short story and essay collections, documentary prose) may have been published either as standalone editions or in literary magazines. Nominations may be submitted by publishing houses and magazine editorial boards, as well as by the authors themselves or third parties (with the author's consent and written confirmation). Texts must be submitted for consideration in electronic format. The DAR Prize is open to all authors. Given the prize's main goals — promoting contemporary Russian-language literature outside of Russia — and the nature of the award itself (a translation grant), priority will be given to authors whose works have not previously been translated into English, French, or German.
