Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award

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Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award
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Awarded for	the best traditional-style novel
Country	Russia
Presented by	Yasnaya Polyana, Samsung Group
Reward(s)	6.7 million RUB
First awarded	2003
Website	yppremia.ru

The Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award is an annual all-Russian literary award that was founded in 2003 by the Leo Tolstoy Museum Estate and Samsung Electronics. It is presented to the best traditional-style novel written in Russian or translated into Russian.

The award maintains classical literature traditions by commemorating the authors of outstanding works and also supports contemporary literarure by noting talented writers. These two aspects allow the award to remain balanced and harmonious.

As of 2024^[update], the award categories are:

• Modern Russian Prose
• Foreign Fiction
• New Adult / Youth
• Personality of the Year
• Missed Masterpiece
• Readers' Choice
• Yasnaya Polyana School of Criticism Review

Modern Russian Prose and Foreign Fiction are considered the two most esteemed categories by the award maker. Most of the categories go through multiple stages of decision, including a longlist and shortlist by a jury. The Readers' Choice is determined by popular vote online.