National Pushkin Museum National Pushkin Museum The National Pushkin Museum ( - literally the 'All-Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkin') is a museum dedicated to the life and work of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. It is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The museum was established in 1953 on the basis of the All-Russian Pushkin Exhibition of 1937 which opened in Moscow. The exhibition was opened in the Alexander Palace in the town of Pushkin in 1949. Later the exhibition was transferred to 17 halls of the Winter Palace, and in 1999 a new literary exposition entitled "A. S. Pushkin: Life and Work" was
Aga Khan Prize for Fiction Aga Khan Prize for Fiction The Aga Khan Prize for Fiction was awarded by the editors of "The Paris Review" for what they deem to be the best short story published in the magazine in a given year. The last prize was given in 2004. No applications were accepted. The winner got $1,000. The prize was established by Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III, and was first awarded in 1956. Although the money awarded is the same as many other literary awards in the United States, since the magazine itself attracts some of the most highly regarded authors, the