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
John Florio Prize Howard Curtis, for "In the Sea There are Crocodiles" by Fabio Geda Commended: Shaun Whiteside, for "Stabat Mater" by Tiziano Scarpa Commended: Cristina Viti, for "A Life Apart" by Mariapia Veladiano Commended: Richard Dixon, for "Numero Zero" by Umberto Eco John Florio Prize The John Florio Prize for Italian translation is awarded by the Society of Authors, with the co-sponsorship of the Italian Cultural Institute and Arts Council England. Named after the Tudor Anglo-Italian writer-translator John Florio, the prize was established in 1963. Today it is awarded biannually for the best English translation of a full-length work of literary merit