Mikhail Prokhorov is not only running for the Russian presidency (taking on that Putin fellow) and owner of the New Jersey Nets, he also runs a literary prize, and at Russia Beyond The Headlines Phoebe Taplin reports that Russian writers wait for a literary award organized by Mikhail Prokhorov, profiling the prize, and the books that have made the longlist.
See also the official site for the NOS Literary Prize; the winner gets 700,000 roubles (about US$22,000) -- "and a prize statuette".
See also the official site for the NOS Literary Prize; the winner gets 700,000 roubles (about US$22,000) -- "and a prize statuette".