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A New Book by Andrey Krasnyashchikh, “Still Burning,” Has Been Published by Freedom Letters
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Dmitry Bykov’s New Novel Black River Has Been Published by Freedom Letters
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New Books from Freedom Letters: Genis, Kononov, and Prose about War, Disappearance, and Freedom
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Armen Zakharyan’s Book Letters of Obscure Men Has Been Published
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Tamara Eidelman on Dmitry Petrov's book “Parents' Day”
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Oleg Radzinsky on the novel Days of Repentance — a conversation with Nikolai Alexandrov
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Freedom Letters in February: new books, translations, and meetings with authors
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Evgeny Feldman on the book Dreamers Against Cosmonauts, protests, and emigration
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Ilya Danishevsky on the novel Damoklov Techno and resistance to violence
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Two Hundred Brand New Shiny Cadillacs, the debut novel in English by New York-based prose writer Pavel Lembersky
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Freedom Letters has published Mikhail Krutikhin's new book The Last Days of the Shah's Iran
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Sasha Skochilenko's book My Prison Trip has been published by Freedom Letters
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Freedom Letters Publishing House has published Vladimir Sorokin's new book “Skazka”
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Pre-order Paul Lembersky's new novel Two Hundred Brand New Shiny Cadillacs
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The book “Trialogies” by Ilya Kabakov, Joseph Bakstein and Mikhail Epstein has been published by NLO Publishing House
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Freedom Letters has published Alexander Genis's book “Amerika. The New World with an Accent
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Olga Romanova's novel “The Bottle Game” has been released by Freedom Letters publishing house
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In Chicago Journal: Dissident Russian Publisher Freedom Letters Releases J6 Satire The Insurrectionist by Russell Working
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“Body Light” by Sergey Soloviev: new book and review of the novel ”Shakti's Smile”
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“ZAO": an excerpt from Svetlana Petriichuk's play about love for convicts - ‘Novaya Gazeta’ piece
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An updated edition of Maria Galina's book “Near the War” has been published
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Vidim Books published the book “Troyan. The Gulag of Our Time” by Sergey Saveliev
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A large collection of Bakhyt Kenzheev's “Selected. 1972-2024”. Bakhyt Kenzheev, Sergey Gandlevsky
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Dmitry Bykov's book “VZ” has been published by Freedom Letters publishing house
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Freedom Letters publishes Andrei Kostinsky's book “My Lost House”
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How the Kremlin “denazified” the GDR: An excerpt from Alexander Genis's book “Fascisms,” published by The Insider
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Freedom Letters has published a book by renowned journalist and political analyst Sergei Shelin, titled “Entertaining Russia. 228 Answers.”
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Freedom Letters has released Ivan Filippov's new novel, The Shadow
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Freedom Letters publishes Mikhail Epstein's book “Before the End of History? The Edge of the Russian Anti-World
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Freedom Letters Publishers has released six new paper books
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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 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.
