National Bestseller Literary Prize

The National Bestseller Literary Prize (Russian: Национальный бестселлер)(also known as Natsbest or Natsionalnyi Bestseller) has been awarded to the best Russian Language novel since 2001.

A jury selects 5-6 novels each year, and a smaller jury of experts selects the winner. The winner receives an award of 250,000 rubles.[1] The award was not given in 2022, and has not been given since.

Winners

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National Bestseller Literary Prize winners[2]
Year Author Title
2001 Leonid Yuzefovich Kniaz' vetra
2002 Alexander Prokhanov Gospodin Geksogen
2003 Aleksandr Garros and Aleksei Evdokimov [Golovo]lomka
2004 Victor Pelevin Numbers aka DPP (NN)
2005 Mikhail Shishkin Maidenhair (Venerin Volos)
2006 Dmitry Bykov Boris Pasternak
2007 Il'ia Vladimirovich Boiashov Put' Muri
2008 Zakhar Prilepin Sin
2009 Andrei Gelasimov Stepnye Bogi
2010 Eduard Kochergiin Kreshchennye Krestami
2011 Dmitry Bykov Ostromov, ili Uchenik Charodeia
2012 Aleksandr Terekhov Nemtsy
2013 Figl'-Migl' Volki i Medvedi
2014 Ksenia Buksha Zavod Svoboda
2015 Sergei Anatolievich Nósov Figurnye Skobki
2016 Leonid Yuzefovich The Winter Road
2017 Anna Iur'evna Kozlova F20
2018 Aleksei Borisovich Sal'nikov Petrovy v grippe i vokrug nego
2019 Andrei Rubanov Finist-Iasnyi Sokol
2020 Mikhail Elizarov Земля (Earth)
2021 Aleksandr Pelevin Pokrov-17

References

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  1. ^ "National Bestseller Literary Prize". Indiana University Bloomington. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cheun, Wookjin. "Library Research Guides: Russian Literary Awards: Natsionalnyi Bestseller". Indiana University Bloomington. Archived from the original on 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-05.