The Hermitage was given the name of Nicholas Roerich Prize
A memorable diploma, a medal winner, the prize money and universal recognition involves Award Nicholas Roerich. Her hand over the brightest representatives of world culture, domestic and foreign leaders.
The eighth annual award ceremony held today in St. Petersburg, in the Hall of the Council of State Hermitage Museum.
International prize this time honored four nominees. In the category of "Creating a cultural image of the country in the world" prize was awarded to Leonid Roshal (Moscow). Pediatric surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, professor, President of the "National Medical Chamber, Judge," World Health Organization. In 1988, he participated in the rescue of children affected by the earthquake in Armenia. In 1990 - became chairman of the International Committee of the Children in catastrophes and wars. Helping children who have suffered during the revolution in Romania, war in Iraq, Yugoslavia, the Palestinian Authority, and Chechnya, as well as during an earthquake in Japan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Turkey and India. He negotiated with the terrorists during the terrorist attack on the Nord-Ost and Beslan.
In reply, Leonid Roshal said: "Roerich - is a huge world, complex, but sometimes naive. Roerich for me - it's a great admiration for the man, a humanist, who was looking for, which had plans for the plans. In all he had the idea to bring people together and resist all that bad, that is in the world. I am particularly honored to receive the award of Roerich, I think that this award is now necessary to work out and win. "
Roerich Prize laureate in the category "Education and Enlightenment" was a children's writer, poet, novelist, educator and Petersburger Alexei Shevchenko. A member of the Writers' Union, the author of twenty-eight books for children, prize-winner. SY Marshak for the best poetry book for children. On his patter, jokes, poems, riddles grew more than one generation of readers of magazines of famous "Murzilka," "Fire", "Czyz and hedgehog." In movies and on television, he played more than thirty major and bit parts in Sokurov, Maslennikov, V. Khotinenko etc. It was he who played the role of Nicholas Roerich Museum in kulturovedcheskoy program "Word and Deed" on TV channel "Culture".
Award in the category "Conservation of Cultural Property and peacekeeping" gained Kagarov Ettie (d. Jarve, Estonia). Elder Parish Kohtla manages a territory on which the most important sights of Estonia. It vnela huge contribution to the renovation of the estate and the creation there Kukruze institutions "Polar Kukruze Manor." Now there is a museum, the exhibition is devoted to the history of the former owners - the polar explorer of world renown to Baron Eduard von Toll. He praised and tied race for his studies of Russia and Estonia.
The award for "Preservation of the Roerich heritage" handed Eugene Matochkin (Novosibirsk, Russia). Doctor of Fine Arts, senior research associate at the National Museum of the Altai Republic behalf AV Anokhin, author of many books and fine art articles, rerihoved many years studying the creative heritage of Nicholas Roerich and has written several books on the subject. Total has published over 200 papers. August 18, 1981 marking the 80th anniversary of the famous orientalist JN Roerich's ascent to the unnamed peak.
To become the winner of the International Prize named Nicholas Roerich can be no more than once in my life. Therefore, such is the honor codes. During the eight years of award winners were Michael Piotrowski, Lyudmila Verbitskaya, Valery Gergiev, Mstislav Rostropovich, Valentina Matvienko, and many others less known to the general public, but no less deserving people.
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