Golden Knight Awards Honor Best in Slavic Literature
The 16th International Slavic Literary Forum 'Golden Knight' honoured the best works in Slavic literature. The ceremony, held in the White Hall of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Library, saw nine 'Golden Knight' statuettes awarded to exceptional writers from Russia and Belarus.
The jury selected 30 outstanding works from nearly 450 submissions. In the 'History of the Slavic Peoples' category, Ksenia Velikhovskaya and Olga Uborskaya from Moscow received the award for their book 'Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov: A Truly Academic Man'.
Archpriest Mikhail Rezin from Ardatoff, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, won in the 'Journalism' category for his book 'Stars Above'. The author in the 'Literary Studies' category was Lyudmila Vorobyova from Minsk, who received the award for 'At the Source of Bright Days...'. Anatoly Avrutin from Minsk was honoured in 'Literary Translation' for 'From a Clean Slate'. Konstantin Alekseev from Moscow won in the 'Prose' category for his work 'The Stranger'.
The ceremony was attended by Nikolai Burlyaev, president of the 'Golden Knight' International Slavic Forum, and Alexander Orlov, director of the 'Golden Knight' International Slavic Literary Forum.
The 'Golden Knight' awards recognised excellence in Slavic literature, fostering cultural exchange and appreciation among Slavic nations. The winning works showcased the diversity and richness of Slavic literary heritage.
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