Tiraspol, April 27. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. A ceremony of awarding the winners of the International Literary Contest «Russian Award» of 2015 took place in Moscow.
Diplomas and prizes were awarded to nine writers and poets from Germany, Israel, Canada, the USA, Ukraine and Estonia. Among the winners, there is a Pridnestrovian writer Roman Kozhukharov who won the first award for the novel «Cana».
The International Literary Contest «Russian Award» was established in 2005. It is the only Russian award for the Russian-speaking writers living in any country of the world outside Russia. In 11 years of existence of the contest, 88 writers and poets from 27 countries of the world have become its winners.