RG journalist Maxim Vasyunov received the Astafiev Prize for a series of articles on Donbass – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

It would be fair to say that this award is shared with Maxim by the heroes of his publications. And among them are the former “Aquarium” musician Andrei “Ryusha” Reshetin, the violinist Marianna Vasilyeva and the actor and now also Minister of Culture of North Ossetia-Alania, Soslan Fidarov. And many other heroes of our days, who equated a feather or a bow with a bayonet and were not afraid to go to the front of the war for their, our Fatherland. The Astafiev Prize can also be considered a thank you to all of them.

In 2023, the contest registered a record number of participants: 1,010 works, not counting the applications submitted through the literary magazine Día y Noche.

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The All-Russian Literary Prize named after Astafiev was created in 2004. Laureates are chosen in four categories: “Poetry”, “Prose”, “Debut” and “Other Genre”. The prize is awarded to writers who are no older than forty, who write in Russian and live in Russia.