XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). From left to right: screenwriter Evgeniya Dekina, writer Alexey Andreev, prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin, writer Yana Wagner, rector of the Literary Institute, writer Alexey Varlamov, writers Denis Dragunsky and Natalya Ilishkina at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). From left to right: writer Alexey Andreev, screenwriter Evgenia Dekina and prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin (left) and writer Yana Wagner at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Book exhibition.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Writer Alexey Andreev (right) and screenwriter Evgenia Dekina (left) at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Manager of the Department of State Support for Periodicals and the Book Industry of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Vladimir Grigoriev (left) and President of the Russian Book Union Sergei Stepashin at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). President of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature Vladimir Tolstoy during lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bosco di Ciliegi Mikhail Kusnirovich at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). President of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature Vladimir Tolstoy (left) and businessman, philanthropist, writer Alexander Gafin at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Manager of the Department of State Support for Periodicals and the Book Industry, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Vladimir Grigoriev at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). From left to right: prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin, writer Yana Wagner, rector of the Literary Institute, writer Alexey Varlamov and writer Denis Dragunsky at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Guests at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). From left to right: critic Valeria Pustovaya, writers Evgeny Abdullaev and Afanasy Mamedov at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Writer Dmitry Danilov (right) at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). From left to right: writers Alexey Andreev, Evgeny Abdullaev, prose writer, critic, essayist Vladimir Berezin, writer Yana Wagner, rector of the Literary Institute, writer Alexey Varlamov, writers Denis Dragunsky and Natalya Ilishkina at the ceremony.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Genre photography. A vase with strawberries in the hands of a waiter.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Manager of the Department of State Support for Periodicals and the Book Industry, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Vladimir Grigoriev (left) at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Editor-in-Chief of Literaturnaya Gazeta, writer Maxim Zamshev at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Guests at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Head of the STV Film Company, producer Sergei Selyanov at lunch.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Genre photography.

XIX season of the National Literary Award "Big Book". The ceremony of announcing the finalists of the award and the traditional Literary lunch in the Demonstration Hall at the State Department Store (GUM). Rector of the Literary Institute, writer Alexei Varlamov at lunch.