The Griboyedov Prize () was a Russian literary award established in 1878 by the Society of Russian Dramatists and Opera Composers to honor Alexander Griboyedov. The opening ceremony was held on 11 February (old style: 30 January), on the anniversary of the great Russian playwright's death. The prize, collected through private donations, was awarded to the best play of the year, produced in Saint Petersburg and Moscow by either Imperial Theatres or their private counterparts. Despite the fact that the Prize was launched in 1878, it was first awarded in 1883.The Griboyedov Prize // Устав Грибоедовской премии при Обществе русских драматических писателей и оперных композиторов]The Griboyedov Prize at The Pushkin House Online Library
Laureates 1882/1883 — Alexander Ostrovsky, The Handsome Man 1883/1884 — Nikolai Chayev, The Tsar and the Grand Prince of Rus Vasily Ivanovich Shuysky 1884/1885 — Alexander Ostrovsky, Not of This World 1885/1886 — Pyotr Nevezhin, Childhood Friend 1886/1887 — Vladimir Tikhonov, The Ace 1887/1888 — Pyotr Nevezhin, Second Youth 1888/1889 — Dmitry Averkiyev, Teophano 1889/1890 — Pyotr Gnedich, The Rolling Stone 1890/1891 — Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, The New Business 1891/1892 — Leo Tolstoy, The Fruits of Enlightenment 1893/1894 — joint winners: Modest Chaykosky, Prejudices; Evgeny Goslavsky, Price to Pay; Vasily Velichko, First Fly 1894/1895 — Modest Chaykosky, Fear of Life; Alexander Yuzhin, Old School 1896/1897 — Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Price of Life 1897/1898 — Modest Chaykovsky, Wrestlers; Alexander Yuzhin, The Gentlemen 1898/1899 — Ippolit Shpazhinsky, Two Fates 1900/1901 — Anton Chekhov, The Three Sisters 1901/1902 — joint winners: Maxim Gorky, The Philistines; Sergey Naydyonov, Vanyushin's Children and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, In Dreams 1902/1903 — Maxim Gorky, The Lower Depths 1903/1904 — Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard 1906/1907 — Leonid Andreyev, The Life of Man 1909/1910 — Evtikhy Karpov, Brilliant Personality; Evgeny Chirikov, King of Nature 1911/1912 — Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik, Happy Woman 1912/1913 — Pyotr Gnedich, The Assembly; Sergey Naydyonov, Aunt Anya's Love Affair 1913/1914 — A. Alpatin, The Last Bet; Vladimir Volkenstein, The Wanderers 1914/1915 — N.A. Grigoriev-Istomin, The Kedrov Sisters; Nikolai Shklyar, The Tale of Bonny Prince Albert, Alexey N. Tolstoy, Kasatka 1915/1916 – Vladimir Vinnichenko, The Lie; Sergey Naydyonov, The Woman WorkerLiterary Prizes in the Pre-Revolutionary Russia
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