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Olga Balla-Gertman on Alexei Makushinsky's novel Dimitri: A Transhistorical Novel
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French newspaper Le Monde talked about Ivan Filippov's novel “The Mouse”
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Dr. Clown Igor Narovsky - about laughter, pain and the power of play on the air of “And Graham Rumbled”
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“ZAO": an excerpt from Svetlana Petriichuk's play about love for convicts - ‘Novaya Gazeta’ piece
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Sergei Savelyev's book “Troyan. The Gulag of Our Time": reading in Berlin on April 5 and publication in Novaya Gazeta
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Рецензия «2+2»: Домик няни, Кабиасы, Эйзенштейн и СПИД
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Review of Riva Evstifeeva's book “Internat Stories” - Maya Kucherskaya on Pain, Truth and Hope
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Nikolai Alexandrov's review of Sergei Shelin's book “Entertaining Russia”
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Dmitry Bykov on his book “Arc”. Video
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The Impossibility of Balance: a review of Lesha Palkic's novel The Gopac Equation
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Igor Pomerantsev: essayism, language and memory - My First Bomb Shelter. A new word order.
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Igor Mandel's review of “Love That Moves...” by Michael Epstein, in Secret Paths Magazine
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Between eros and logos. About Mikhail Epstein's book “Memory of the Body: Stories about Love”
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The Dar Prize: what it is and who has been shortlisted
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Who kills children? Ilya Danishevsky - about the book “Damocles Techno”
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The Temptation of Extreme Positions. Sorin Brutus talks about the successes and missteps of a book by one of the most brilliant Russian-language writers of our time, Dmitry Bykov
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Evgeniya Vezhlyan for Slova Vne Sebya on Maria Stepanova's book 'Focus'.
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Novaya Gazeta Europa published a review of Alexei Navalny's book “Patriot”
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Anna Narinskaya in The Moscow Times about Zhenya Berkovich's new book “Pets”
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The Gorky has a review of Anton Sekisov's new book “The Resort”
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The Wiener Slawistischer Almanach published a review by Eugene Koziura of the book “Poems of Golubchik-Gostov” published by Babel Bookstore Publishing House (Tel Aviv)
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“Understanding Misunderstanding.” Mikhail Edelstein about Anna Narinskaya's book “Nothing Like This” for DA MAGAZINE.
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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.
