Literary award · Russia · since 2008
Enlightener Prize
The Enlightener Prize for Russian-language non-fiction literature ("Prosvetitel"; Премия в области литературы нон-фикшн «Просветитель») is a literary prize created by the Dynasty Foundation in 2008 by Dmitry Zimin.
About Enlightener Prize
The Enlightener Prize for Russian-language non-fiction literature ("Prosvetitel"; Премия в области литературы нон-фикшн «Просветитель») is a literary prize created by the Dynasty Foundation in 2008 by Dmitry Zimin. After the Dynasty Foundation was closed, the project was being supported by the Zimin Foundation. After that project received financial independence. The Enlightener Prize has made a significant contribution to popularizing non-fiction literature in Russia and became the first award in this field. It focuses not only on the monetary prize, but also on informational support for the laureates. The award's key mission is to introduce readers to the best educational books and draw attention to the non-fiction genre itself.
From the Wikipedia article “Enlightener Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ksenia Luchenko | — |
| 2025 | Andrey Shary | — |
| 2023 | Anil Seth | — |
| 2023 | Oleg Khlevniuk | — |
| 2023 | Siddhartha Mukherjee | — |
| 2022 | Mikhail Maizuls | — |
| 2021 | Nikolay Epple | — |
| 2019 | Elena Osokina | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Enlightener Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q4380948 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).