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When was the Pushkin Prize established and which organization awarded it?
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Aleksandr Pushkin
Aleksandr Pushkin, oil on canvas by Vasily Tropinin, 1827; in the National Pushkin Museum, St. Petersburg.
The Pushkin Prize was established in 1881 to honor the legacy of Aleksandr Pushkin. It was awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences to recognize Russian authors who demonstrated the highest standards of literary excellence.1