Andrei Bely Prize Andrei Bely Prize The Andrei Bely Prize (Russian: Премия Андрея Белого; "Premiya Andreya Belovo") is the oldest independent literary prize awarded in Russia. It was established in 1978 by the staff of "Hours", the largest samizdat literary journal in Leningrad, to recognize excellence in three categories: prose, poetry, and theory. Among its founders were Boris Ivanov, Boris Ostanin, Viktor Krivulin, Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, and other eminent figures of uncensored literature. The prize was named for Andrei Bely, whose influence spanned Russian poetry, prose, and humanitarianism. Materially, the prize consisted of an apple, a single ruble, and a bottle of vodka. Despite
Zayed International Prize for the Environment in Society component receives $USD 200,000 and Young Scientists Award for Environmental Sustainability $USD 50,000 The value of the prize is the highest of any environmental prize. The prize was established in 1999, by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and were first awarded in 2001. The prize was named after Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Zayed International Prize for the Environment The Zayed International Prize for the Environment is a prize awarded by the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment. The Zayed Prize, worth 1 million US dollars is awarded every two years, in the name of the