Winners of the annual National Contest “Book of the Year” have been announced. Grand Prize went to Yuri Rost with his photo album “Group Portrait Against Background of Century”.
The prizes were given in ten nominations. In Humanitas nomination the winner is Lyudmila Saraskina with her book “ALeksandr Solzhenitsyn”. Among the winners there is also: Vladimir Sharov’s “Be Like Children” (Prose of the Year), collected poems “All Yevtushenko: Verses and Poems 1937-2007” (Poetry of the Year), collected works on history of the Ukrainian and Russian family of the Khoroshkeviches of 16th -20th century, and Mikhail Berger’s “Cross of Chubais” (Business Russia).
The ceremony of award traditionally was held in the framework of the Moscow International Book Exhibition Fair open from September 3.
Source: lenta.ru