The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award were significantly changed, making them closer to such awards as the Nobel Prize or the Soviet Lenin Prize. Every year seven prizes are awarded: Only three prizes for humanitarian work have been awarded so far: to Patriarch Alexius II, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (2005), to Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (2006) and to French President Jacques Chirac (2007). The award consists of a cash prize amounting to 5 million Russian rubles (approximately $200,000), a medal and a certificate. If a number of coauthors equally contributed to a prize-winning work the prize is divided among no more than three authors. The prize is presented by the President of Russia in a ceremony held in Grand Kremlin Palace at the Moscow Kremlin, on 12 June, Russia Day, which is broadcast by the major channels in the country.

Medal

The medal for the State Prize was developed by the artist Yevgeny Ukhnalyov (Евгений Ухналёв). The design is based on the coat of arms of Russia. It shows a gold double-headed eagle holding a scepter and a globus cruciger with a red shield depicting St. George and the Dragon. The eagle is crowned by two small and one large crown and put on a silver wreath consisted of palm and laurel branches joined by a red ribbon. The design was adopted in 2005.

Selected laureates

Complete listings are available on Russian Wikipedia; for example: Laureates of the State Prize of the Russian Federation for 1992, over 60 names of recipients.

1992

1993

1994 (for 1993)

1995 (for 1994)

1996

1997

1998

1999

2001 (for 2000)

2002 (for 2001)

2003 (for 2002)

2004 (for 2003)

2005 (for 2004)

2006 (for 2005)

2007 (for 2006)

2008 (for 2007)

According to the newspaper Kommersant there was a fourth State Prize for Science and Technology awarded by a special decree of President Dmitri Medvedev but the name of the winner is kept secret because of the confidential character of the work.

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Vladimir Danilov

Humanitarian activity

2009 (for 2008)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian assistance

2010 (for 2009)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

2011 (for 2010)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2012 (for 2011)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activities

2013 (for 2012)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2014 (for 2013)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2015 (for 2014)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2016 (for 2015)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2017 (for 2016)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2018 (for 2017)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2019 (for 2018)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2020 (for 2019)

The winners of the State Prize of the Russian Federation for 2019 were named by decrees of the President of the Russian Federation and announced on June 18, 2020 The ceremony took place on June 24, 2020 in the Catherine Hall of the Senate Palace in the Moscow Kremlin.

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

2021 (for 2020)

Science and technology

Literature and arts

2022 (for 2021)

Science and technology

Vladimir Travush, David Zaridze, Alexander Grigoryevich Rumyantsev Ivan Stilidi, Alexander Archakov and Andrei Lisitsa.

Literature and arts

Pavel Nikonov, painter, Gulzada Rudenko and Viktor Moskvin

Humanitarian activity

Margarita Urmancheyeva and Yelizaveta Oleshkina.

2023 (for 2022)

In accordance with a presidential decree, the following received the prize for the year 2022: и объявлены 9 июня 2023 года.

Science and technology

Literature and arts

Humanitarian activity

Charitable activities