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Ludmila Filipova was awarded with the prestigious literature prize “Yugra” and the Russian Ministry of Culture announced the awarding with the note that this is “one of the significant events”. For a prose work was awarded only the Bulgarian writer Ludmila Filipova with its novels Glass Butterflies and Scarlet Gold, published in Russian language.  The award was established in 2007 by the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District of Yugra (Russia, Siberia) and Khanty-Mansiysk Bank. The main idea behind the initiative is to be rewarded and supported eminent writers, poets and translators from all Slavic countries, thus recovered, relations between these nations.
After the ceremony Ludmila said: "It's amazing to see how artists from five different countries speak their own language and be understood without a problem. It is time to stop looking at their differences and pay attention to what unites us as co-operation between the Slavic countries may be beneficial in the economic and social and cultural aspects.
The attitude toward us in Khanty-Mansiysk was extraordinary. No one has ever welcome me like that before. The hosts showed a true Russian hospitality and took care to have everything I need.
For 3 days I had the chance to plunged into the atmosphere of the city, to visit museums and all the attractions. Khanty-Mansiysk is very interesting not only with the fact that more than 50% of Russian oil production is there, and with its unique cultural and social life. In this region, literature, art and Orthodoxy are supported by any means, and the result is zero crime.
The people there are walking around with expensive technology devices, like iPads and the feeling is that they are decades beyond us spiritually and culturally. They have met the level at which they really care about the culture and prosperity in the neighboring Slavic countries at a time when in our country by mentioning the word “culture” some ministers are confused.
At the end of our visit, they gifted us so many presents that we had difficulties carrying them at the airports.
I am extremely happy for this important international award that it motivates me to work even more hard.
I am honored that thousand kilometers away Bulgaria is mentioned with warm feelings, which lately is rare.
During the awarding ceremony, I mentioned I don’t carry any of my book copies, because the circulations are sold and I don’t have a connection with my Russian publisher, who literally disappeared, I was pleasantly surprised that at the event came dozen of young people with a copy of my books, for an autograph. It came out that the Library took care to ensure copies of my books for the fans.
I really hope this could happen to the young people in Bulgaria as well.

The prize winners for 2013 are:

In the category Slavic book – the popular Bulgarian writer Ludmila Filipova for her novelsGlass Butterflies and Scarlet Gold ; in the category Publicism – the writer Miroslav Bakulin; in category Ethnography – the legendary poet Jurii Vela, in category Slavic Translation – the translators Lubinka Milinchic and Dushko Paunkovic (Serbia).

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