Writer Leonid Yuzefovich, right, the main winner of the 2009 Big Book national literary prize for his novel "Cranes and Pygmies", and dramatist and script writer Leonid Zorin, left, who won second prize for his collection of short stories "The Wretched Globe", during the award ceremony at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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Writer Alexander Arkhangelsky, left, who headed the jury of the Big Book national literary prize, and writer Leonid Yuzefovich, right, who received first prize for his novel "Cranes and Pygmies", during the award ceremony at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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From left: Chairman of Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov and head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media Mikhail Seslavinsky during the award ceremony for winners of the Big Book national literary prize at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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From left: TV presenters Svetlana Sorokina and Ulyana Tseitlina at the ceremony of awarding winners of the Big Book national literary prize at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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Alfa Group president Mikhail Fridman, right, at the ceremony of awarding winners of the Big Book national literary prize at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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Big Book national literary prize finalist Boris Khazanov during the award ceremony at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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Leonid Yuzefovich, right, the main winner of the 2009 Big Book national literary prize for his novel "Cranes and Pygmies", and Boris Khazanov, left, the competition finalist, during the award ceremony at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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Mariam Petrosyan, Big Book national literature award finalist at the awarding ceremony in the Pashkov house, Moscow.

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Writer Leonid Yuzefovich became the main winner of the 2009 Big Book national literary prize for his novel "Cranes and Pygmies". The award ceremony took place at Moscow's Pashkov House.

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