The Griboyedov Prize (russian: Грибоедовская премия) was a Russian literary award established in 1878 by the

Society of Russian Dramatists and Opera Composers The Society of Russian Dramatists and Opera Composers (russian: Общество русских драматических писателей и оперных композиторов) was an organisation launched in 1874 in Moscow with a view to d ...

to honor

Alexander Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, ''Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov'' or ''Sergeevich Griboyedov''; 15 January 179511 February 1829), formerly romanized as Alexander Sergueevich Gr ...

. 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 Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

by either

Imperial Theatres Imperial Theatres of Russian Empire ( rus, Императорские театры Российской империи) was a theatrical organization financed by the Imperial exchequer and managed by a single directorate headed with a director; was ...

or their private counterparts. Despite of the fact that the Prize was launched in 1878, it was first awarded in 1883.

Laureates

* 1882/1883 —

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 origina ...

, ''The Handsome Man'' * 1883/1884 — Nikolai Chayev, ''The Tsar and the Grand Prince of Rus Vasily Ivanovich Shuysky'' * 1884/1885 —

, ''Not of This World'' * 1885/1886 —

Pyotr Nevezhin Pyotr Mikhaylovich Nevezhin (russian: Пётр Михайлович Невежин, 9 July 1841 — 25 May 1919) was a Russian dramatist and short story writer. Biography Nevezhin was born in Smolensk to a local landlord. He graduated the First M ...

, ''Childhood Friend'' * 1886/1887 — Vladimir Tikhonov, ''The Ace'' * 1887/1888 —

, ''Second Youth'' * 1888/1889 —

Dmitry Averkiyev Dmitry Vasilyevich Averkiyev (russian: Дмитрий Васильевич Аверкиев, (October 12, 1836, Yekaterinodar, Russian Empire, — January 20, 1905, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian playwright, theatre critic, novel ...

, ''Teophano'' * 1889/1890 —

Pyotr Gnedich Pyotr Petrovich Gnedich ( rus, Пётр Петро́вич Гне́дич, p=ˈpʲɵtr pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈɡnʲedʲɪtɕ, a=Pyotr Pyetrovich Gnyedich.ru.vorb.oga; – July 16, 1925), also known as Gnedich-Smolensky, was a Russian writer, poet, ...

, ''The Rolling Stone'' * 1890/1891 —

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko (russian: Владимир Иванович Немирович-Данченко; , Ozurgeti – 25 April 1943, Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian theatre director, writer, pedagogue, playwright, producer an ...

, ''The New Business'' * 1891/1892 —

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

, ''

The Fruits of Enlightenment ''The Fruits of Enlightenment'', aka ''Fruits of Culture'' (1889-90, pub. 1891) is a play by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. It satirizes the persistence of unenlightened attitudes towards the peasants amongst the Russian landed aristocracy. In 1891 ...

'' * 1893/1894 — joint winners: Modest Chaykosky, ''Prejudices''; Evgeny Goslavsky, ''Price to Pay'';

Vasily Velichko Vasily Lvovich Velichko (russian: Васи́лий Льво́вич Вели́чко; 14 July 1860, in Priluki, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Pryluky, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine) – 13 January 1904, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian Imper ...

, ''First Fly'' * 1894/1895 — Modest Chaykosky, ''Fear of Life'';

Alexander Yuzhin Alexander Ivanovich Yuzhin (russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ю́жин; 1857–1927) was a stage name of the Georgian Prince Sumbatov (Sumbatashvili), who dominated the Malyi Theatre of Moscow at the turn of the 19th and 20th ce ...

, ''Old School'' * 1896/1897 —

, ''Price of Life'' * 1897/1898 — Modest Chaykovsky, ''Wrestlers'';

, ''The Gentlemen'' * 1898/1899 — Ippolit Shpazhinsky, ''Two Fates'' * 1900/1901 —

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

, '' The Three Sisters'' * 1901/1902 — joint winners:

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

, ''The Philistines'';

Sergey Naydyonov Sergey Alexandrovich Alexeyev (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Алексе́ев, 26 September 1868, Kazan, Imperial Russia, — 5 December 1922, Yalta, Soviet Russia) was a Russian playwright, better known under his pen name ...

, ''Vanyushin's Children'' and

, ''In Dreams'' * 1902/1903 —

, ''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin ...

'' * 1903/1904 —

, ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...

'' * 1906/1907 —

Leonid Andreyev Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian litera ...

, ''

The Life of Man ''The Life of Man'' (russian: Жизнь человека, translit=Zhizn cheloveka) is a five-act symbolist drama by Leonid Andreyev. Written in the September 1906, it premiered on 22 February 1907 in the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, directed by ...

'' * 1909/1910 —

Evtikhy Karpov Evtikhy Pavlovich Karpov (russian: Евтихий Павлович Карпов, 6 November 1857, – 3 January 1926) was a Russian and Soviet playwright and theatre director. Biography Born in Karachev into a postmaster's family, Karpov graduate ...

, ''Brilliant Personality'';

Evgeny Chirikov Evgeny Nikolayevich Chirikov (russian: Евге́ний Никола́евич Чи́риков; 5 August 1864 – 18 January 1932), was a Russian novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, and publicist. Biography Chirikov was born in ...

, ''King of Nature'' * 1911/1912 —

Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik Tatiana Lvovna Shchepkina-Kupernik (russian: Татья́на Льво́вна Ще́пкина-Купе́рник, in Moscow, Russian Empire – July 27, 1952 in Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet writer, dramatist, poet and translator. Bio ...

, ''Happy Woman'' * 1912/1913 —

, ''The Assembly'';

, ''Aunt Anya's Love Affair'' * 1913/1914 — A. Alpatin, ''The Last Bet'';

Vladimir Volkenstein Vladimir Mikhaylovich Volkenstein (Владимир Михайлович Волькенштейн, born 15 October 1883, died 30 November 1974), was a Russian Empire and Soviet playwright, theatre and literary critic, poet and reader in drama. A ...

, ''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 Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko ( ua, Володимир Кирилович Винниченко, – March 6, 1951) was a Ukrainian statesman, political activist, writer, playwright, artist, who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine ...

, ''The Lie'';

, ''The Woman Worker''Literary Prizes in the Pre-Revolutionary Russia

References

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