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25/04/2016. The awarding ceremony of the Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia Contest
The awarding ceremony of the Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia Contest was held in the National Library of Karelia before the World Book and Copyright Day. Representatives of the founders and organizers of the competition, members of the expert groups, publishers and authors, distributors of book production and reading lovers attended the event.
The contest was participated by books received by the Book Chamber of the Republic of Karelia as the legal deposit copies in 2015. Among them, there were 734 names of books and brochures, printed music and dissertation abstracts. 16 publishing houses and more than 50 publishing organizations competed for the top places in the contest’s categories and for the title of the Book of the Year.
Between March 11 and March 27, 2016, all publications were presented at the book exhibition, which could be visited by everyone. The exhibition and contest events were visited by 800 people, the lending was about 1400 books. Visitors could vote for their favorite books at the exhibition. Besides the year-round virtual exhibition, the Book of the Year 2015, was also opened, and during a month, visitors of the website of the National Library could vote online. In the framework of the contest, the library held several events. These were meetings with Karelian writers Eleha Kharlamova, Vera Linkova, Svetlana Zakharchenko, Nadezhda Vasileva and Pavel Sysoev. A presentation of the book and a literary event Runes of Kalevala in Different Languages were organized. Heads of district and municipal libraries of Karelia, participants of the Specialists’ Days for teachers of the Life Safety and Music visited the exhibition. Members of Sortavala friendly association who gathered to the meeting in Petrozavodsk were acquainted with the exhibition. A traditional annual meeting of Petrozavodsk city club Kraeved (Eng. Local Historian) and librarians of Petrozavodsk schools took place at the exhibition.
The winners of five categories got diplomas and prizes. The Administration of Petrozavodsk urban district, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia, the Ministry of the Republic of Karelia of Youth Affairs, Physical Training and Sports awarded some publishing houses and authors with special diplomas and prizes.
The title The Book of the Year and a commemorative sign were awarded to
The Publishing House Scandinavia (Forever LLC) for the book
Akvarel Karelii (Eng. Karelian Aquarelle)/ [author of the project and complier Georgii Ivanov ; introd. article by Liudmila Soloviova]. - Petrozavodsk : Scandinavia, 2015.
Winners in the categories:
The prize for The Best Book in Karelian, Vepsian or Finnish Language was awarded to
The Publishing House Periodika for the book
Abramov N. Kuldaižed sanad : Nikolai Abramovan valitud runod, Nina Zaicevan vepsläine epos. - [Kuhmo] : Juminkeko ; Petrozavodsk : Periodika, 2015. - (Karjalan kirjallisuuden klassikot) (Juminkeon julkaisuja ; № 125). – Text in Vepsian.
The prize for The Best Textbook was awarded to
The Publishing House of Petrozavodsk State University for the book
Ivanter E. V. Teriologia (Eng. Mammalogy: a textbook for students of the field of Biology 020400). - Petrozavodsk : The Publishing House of Petrozavodsk State University, 2014
The prize for The Best Textbook was awarded to
The Publishing House Periodika for the book
Kharlamova E. S. S neba padali ljaguški (Eng. Frogs Falling from the Sky) / [illustrator Leonid Gamarts]. - Petrozavodsk : Periodika, 2015.
The prize for The Best Fiction or Publicistic Book was awarded to
Vasileva N. B. Chasha siya (Eng. This Cup) / Nadezhda Vasileva. - Petrozavodsk : Verso, 2015.
The prize for The Best Artistic Presentation and Printing Quality of a Book was awarded to
the Publishing House Scandinavia (Forever LLC) for the book
Akvarel Karelii (Eng. Karelian Aquarelle)/ [author of the project and complier Georgii Ivanov ; introd. article by Liudmila Soloviova]. - Petrozavodsk : Scandinavia, 2015.
Special diplomas and prizes
Prize of the Administration of Petrozavodsk urban district for The Best Book about Petrozavodsk
was awarded to Ilya Yurievich Gerasev and Nina Nikolaevna Stolepova for the book
Gerasev I. Y. Rubezhi Petrozavodska (Eng. The Borders of Petrozavodsk) / Ilya Gerasev, Nina Stolepova ; Estafeta pokolenii, Karelian regional public fund for promotion of perpetuating the memory of killed during defense of the Fatherland. - Petrozavodsk : PetroPress, 2015.
Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia for books dedicated to the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
was awarded to the Publishing House Kirja for the book
Velikaya Otechestvennaya voyna v Karelii: pamyatniki ja pamyatnye mesta (Eng. The Great Patriotic War in Karelia: monuments and memorable places) / The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia, the Institute of Language, Literature and History of the Karelian Research Centre of RAS, the Center for state protection of cultural heritage objects; [authors of articles: Korablev N. A., Makurov V. G. ; editors: Barbashina R. V., Vlasov Y. P., Sudakov V. P.]. - Petrozavodsk : Kirja, 2015.
to Konstantin Vasilevich Gnetnev, who is the author of books:
Gnetnev К. V. Karelski front: tainy lesnoi voiny (Eng. The Karelian Front: the Secrets of the Forest War). – 2nd enlarged edition - Petrozavodsk : Ostrova, 2015.
Gnetnev К. V. Dmitrii Gusarov. Ranenyi angel (Eng. Dmitrii Gusarov. The Wounded Angel). - Petrozavodsk : Ostrova, 2015.
Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia for books on the theme of Tourism
was awarded to the Publishing House Scandinavia (Forever LLC) for the book
Сортавала = Sortavala : [illustrated guide / compilers: М. Skripkin, T. Berdyaeva, Е. Tkacheva ; English translation by О. Kislova]. - Petrozavodsk : Scandinavia, 2015.
Prize of the the Karelian public organization the Society of Book Lovers
For contribution to the development of children's literature was awarded to writers Svetlana Berdova and Elena Kharlamova
People's Choice Award
was awarded to the group of authors for the book
Sortavala. S lyubovyu k sportu (Eng. With Love to Sports) : [collection / authors and project heads: S. V. Zuev, О. А. Sergeev ; editors: N. Pershina (Chairman) and others]. - Petrozavodsk : Verso, 2015.