Patriarchal Prize for Literature. Unwritten Memories

May 11, 2017 in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' led the seventh ceremony of electing and awarding laureates of the Patriarchal Literary Prize named after Saints Cyril and Methodius.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church: Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, manager of the affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate; Chairman of the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Clement of Kaluga and Borovsk; the first vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' for Moscow, Metropolitan Arseny of Istra; Metropolitan Longin of Saratov and Volsk; the abbot of the St. Andrew's Stavropegic Monastery, Bishop Theophylact of Dmitrov; Chairman of the Publishing Council of the Belarusian Exarchate, Bishop Pavel of Molodechno and Stolbtsovsky; Bishop Nikodim of Edinet and Brichany; Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov; Chief Editor Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Vladimir Silovyov; Deputy Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archimandrite Savva (Tutunov); employees of the Publishing Council, the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate and other synodal institutions, clergy and monastics.
The event was also attended by members of the House of Trustees of the Patriarchal Literary Prize, Russian literary scholars, journalists, representatives of government and public organizations, cultural figures.
The Soyuz TV channel broadcast live from the Hall of Church Councils.
The ceremony began with a screening of the film, dedicated to history Patriarchal Literary Prize.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed those gathered with the Primate's word.
The acceptance of applications for the Patriarchal Literary Prize began on September 14, 2016. During the seventh award season, 50 applications were received from various regions of Russia, as well as from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Latvia. March 28 this year at a meeting of the Chamber of Trustees of the Patriarchal Literary Prize was approved short list 2017 nominees, which included:
Irina Anatolyevna Bogdanova;
Dmitry Mikhailovich Volodikhin;
Vasily Vladimirovich Dvortsov;
Viktor Ivanovich Likhonosov;
Boris Fedorovich Sporov;
Alexander Borisovich Tkachenko;
Archpriest Yaroslav Shipov.
The names of the laureates are determined by secret ballot. To count the votes, a Counting Commission was formed from among the members of the House of Trustees with the following composition:
Bishop of Molodechno and Stolbtsovsky Pavel, Chairman of the Publishing Council of the Belarusian Exarchate;
Yu.M. Loschits, writer, publicist and literary critic, laureate of the Patriarchal Literary Prize;
K.P. Kovalev-Sluchevsky, professor at the Institute of Journalism and literary creativity, writer.
Then the election of laureates of the Patriarchal Literary Prize took place: members of the House of Trustees filled out voting ballots. The ballots were transferred to the Counting Commission. Members of the Counting Commission counted the votes, filled out the protocol and handed it over to His Holiness the Patriarch.
During the voting and counting of votes, a film about the nominees for the 2017 Patriarchal Literary Prize was shown.
Then the results of the secret ballot were announced, according to the results of which V.I. Likhonosov, B.F. Sporov and Archpriest Yaroslav Shipov.
His Holiness the Patriarch presented the laureates with a diploma and badges of the Patriarchal Literary Prize.
All the 2017 award nominees were also invited to the stage - I.A. Bogdanova, D.M. Volodikhin, V.V. Dvortsov, A.B. Tkachenko, to whom the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church presented honorary diplomas.
A choir took part in the musical accompaniment of the ceremony. orphanage“Otrada” at the Nikolsky Chernoostrovsky Monastery in the city of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga region.
At the end of the evening there was a concert.

Patriarchal literary prize established by the Holy Synod at a meeting on December 25, 2009 (magazine No. 115) with the aim of encouraging writers who have made a significant contribution to the establishment of spiritual and moral values in life modern man, families and societies that created highly artistic works that enriched Russian literature. This prize has no analogues in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church and other Local Orthodox Churches.
The first laureate of the Patriarchal Literary Prize in 2011 was the writer Vladimir Krupin. In the second award season (2012), the winners were Olesya Nikolaeva and Viktor Nikolaev. In 2013, the awards were awarded to Alexey Varlamov, Yuri Loshchits and Stanislav Kunyaev. In the fourth award season (2014), the winners were Archpriest Nikolai Agafonov, Valentin Kurbatov and Valery Ganichev. In 2015, the prize was awarded to Yuri Bondarev, Yuri Kublanovsky and Alexander Segen, in 2016 - to Boris Ekimov, Boris Tarasov and priest Nikolai Blokhin.

The prize winners were writers Viktor Likhonosov, Boris Sporov and Archpriest Yaroslav Shipov.

The ceremony for electing the winners by secret ballot took place in the hall of church councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow with the participation of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', who, according to tradition, personally presents the awards to the writers, TASS reports.

A total of eight people were shortlisted for the 2017 award. In addition to the winners, these are Irina Bogdanova, Dmitry Volodikhin, Vladimir Dvortsov, Hieromonk Roman (Matyushin) and Alexander Tkachenko.

Reflections of the Patriarch on Russian literature

The Patriarch expressed concern that the development of literature big influence are the laws of the market. “Many publishers simply refuse to publish works, citing the laws of the market, which require something that will sell successfully and make a profit. It’s a sad trend to make money from literature,” Patriarch Kirill complained.
He expressed the hope that the Patriarchal Literary Prize will serve as “a device, albeit quite modest, but, God willing, at the same time quite effective, helping not only specialists to distinguish talented people, but also the mass reader through this prize to get acquainted with the work of their remarkable contemporaries.”

About the 2017 winners

Prize and laureates

The first laureate of the Patriarchal Literary Prize in 2011 was the writer Vladimir Krupin. In the second award season (2012), the winners were Olesya Nikolaeva and Viktor Nikolaev. In the third premium season, the awards were awarded to Alexey Varlamov, Yuri Loshchits and Stanislav Kunyaev, in the fourth - Nikolai Agafonov, Valentin Kurbatov and Valery Ganichev, in the fifth - Yuri Bondarev, Alexander Segen and Yuri Kublanovsky, in

The Patriarchal Literary Prize named after Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius was awarded at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill announced the names of the winners. These are writers Viktor Likhonosov, Boris Sporov and Archpriest Yaroslav (Shipov).

His Holiness began the ceremony with a polemic: “Is Russian literature dead? Where do such thoughts come from? Talented people exists in any era, the question is how to reveal new Pushkins, Gogols and Dostoevskys to the world." According to the Patriarch, literary process is formed in a certain cultural environment. “Today literature does not dominate the information flow and it is difficult to discern talent,” the primate believes. “Gadgets, the Internet, and the acceleration of life have an adverse effect on thoughtful reading.” The head of the Russian Orthodox Church hopes that one of the “optical instruments that will teach one to see talent” will be the Patriarchal Literary Prize.

Boris Sporov writes about the hungry and restless childhood of his peers in his book “Children of War.” On the background besieged Leningrad The plot of the novel “Measure of Being” by nominee Irina Bogdanova unfolds. The hero of Archpriest Yaroslav (Shipov's) story "Oatmeal Cookies" is a front-line priest who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The criteria for awarding the prize are the high artistic level of the works and the transmission of moral values. It is awarded only to experienced writers. And by secret ballot. The jury is located in the first row of the Hall of Church Councils. Ballots are collected in a transparent ballot box. They are counted instantly. The Patriarch immediately rewards the winners.

Help "RG"

The list of nominees for 2017 included Irina Bogdanova, Dmitry Volodikhin, Vasily Dvortsov, Viktor Likhonosov, Hieromonk Roman (Matyushin-Pravdin), Boris Sporov, Alexander Tkachenko, Archpriest Yaroslav Shipov.

Dossier "RG"

The Patriarchal Literary Prize named after Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, has been awarded since 2011. Its laureates were writers Vladimir Krupin, Viktor Nikolaev, Alexey Varlamov, Yuri Bondarev, Yuri Kublanovsky, Boris Ekimov and other modern authors.

Quote from the story "Oatmeal Cookies"

“Father Archimandrite did not like to talk about the war:

What is there to tell? We advance, we retreat, we dig in. We're attacking again. This one was killed, this one was wounded. This one was buried, this one went to the hospital. Someone else was killed and I was wounded. He was buried, I was taken to the hospital. We healed - again: we advance, retreat, dig in. War is an uninteresting matter,” and he smiled.”

In 2017 Patriarchal Prize in literature, authors with different creative destiny And life experience. But, according to Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, they are all united by God-given love for man and love for our Motherland with its difficult and great history" Today we offer small selection books of this year's prize winners.

Good Old Man: Stories about the help of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

The famous writer B.F. Sporov, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker appears before the readers kind old man, who appears to everyone “differently, and is dressed differently so as not to be recognized” and helps those who ask for help with faith. Stories about St. Nicholas teach kindness towards people, mercy, repentance, but most importantly, they teach us sincere faith in the Lord and show that a miracle is near, you just need to believe... The book is intended for children and family reading.

Spring dream. Stories

"Spring Dream" - new collection stories by the author beloved by Orthodox readers, Archpriest Yaroslav Shipov. The book includes both old stories and more than a dozen new ones - written quite recently or, conversely, a very long time ago and never published.

The book is supplemented by several interviews with the priest, who different years published in the Family Orthodox Newspaper. In them, Father Yaroslav answers questions about faith, his life, interesting meetings and discoveries.

Unwritten memories. Our little Paris

A novel by a talented Soviet writer V.I. Likhonosov covers a huge layer of life in Kuban - from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

The main character of this amazing, capacious lyric-epic narrative is Memory. Memory is like the eternity and continuity of a person, like the constant movement of spirituality from generation to generation.

bitter aspen

Not just a story, but a reflection sharp mind on the most pressing topics for every person. The author skillfully interweaves social and spiritual themes in his works: the heroes think about man in general, about death, eternity, they strive to unravel the mystery of existence, to understand what it is family happiness What is more important, career, success or children, loved ones.

Paradise farms and other stories

Included are stories by priest Yaroslav Shipov, a member of the Russian Writers' Union. Most of the stories are based on personal pastoral experience. The stories are imbued with deep compassion for difficult life ordinary people. A number of works are published for the first time

Autumn in Taman

This publication is a collection of stories and stories famous writer Viktor Ivanovich Likhonosov.