The Enlightener Prize for Russian-language non-fiction literature (Премия в области литературы нон-фикшн «Просветитель») is a literary prize created by the Dynasty Foundation in 2008 by Dmitry Zimin. After the Dynasty Foundation was closed, the project is being supported by the Zimin Foundation.
The prize is 720,000 rubles (approximately $11,386 as of July 2019), authors of the short-listed books will receive 120,000 rubles ($1,900), and publishers of the winning books will receive 130,000 rubles ($2,000) for promoting the books in the market. [1] The purpose of the Prize is to support Russian-speaking scientists and technical writers, who are able to talk simply about the newest discoveries and research.[2][3]
The third Thursday of November is officially considered Enlightener Day and that is when the ceremony takes place every year.
The 2014 jury was led by the critic Alexander F. Gavrilov.[4]