Awarded the Prize "Yasnaya Polyana"

Today, October 8, in Moscow, the awarding ceremony of the laureates of the eleventh all -Russian literary prize "Yasnaya Polyana" was held.

In the nomination “XX1 Century”, Evgeny Vodolazkin became the winner, he was awarded the award for “laurel. Elistoric novel, ” reports “ Voice of Russia ” . The action of the "laurel" takes place in the 15th century, its main character is a medieval doctor. The author of the novel affects the issues of the relationship of man and faith, discusses the illusoryness of time, freedom and movement.

In the nomination "Childhood. Adolescence. Youth ”was awarded Yuri Nechiporenko for the book“ Laugh and whistle ”.

The laureate in the nomination "Modern Classics" was Yuri Bondarev. Presenting the award to the writer, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky called him "a living classic, one of the symbols of Soviet literature."

This year, in total, the jury read 163 works published both in the form of separate books and in literary journals.

According to the builders, the award supports the traditions of classical literature, recalling the authors of outstanding works of the 20th century, and also monitors the relevant trends of modern Russian literature, noting the talented authors of the XX1 century.

The prize fund of Yasnaya Polyana is 2.1 million rubles, the authors who have been in the short list will receive remuneration. The monetary reward of the laureate in the nomination "Childhood. Adolescence. Youth ”will amount to 300 thousand rubles,“ XX1 Century ” - 750 thousand rubles, a laureate reward in the nomination“ Modern Classic ” - 900 thousand rubles.

The jury of the award includes prominent experts in Russian literature, well -known Russian writers, critics, literary critics and public figures - Vladimir Tolstoy, Lev Anninsky, Alexei Varlamov, Igor Zolotusky, Valentin Kurbatov.