Prize Winners

2018


Beginning in 2019, the Enlightener Prize introduces a new category, the Enlightener Digital, for educational online projects. In preparation for the new season, Dmitry Zimin personally announced the first two prize winners.
They are Leonid Mlechin, the host of a popular history blog, and Mikhail Zygar, the author of the projects 1917, Map of History, and 1968.digital.

2019
LONGLIST

1. ZOOM magazine: http://zoom-journal.ru/
2. System Block publication: https://sysblok.ru/
3. Artur Sharifov’s YouTube channel, “Main Videos” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@ArturSharifov
4. LOONY YouTube channel, “History of Medicine” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9mjjfnnhm1FzgDKN4a_hzokWPUuKFEy
5. Parfenon YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@parfenon
6. QWERTY YouTube channel, “Astronomer’s Notes” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvtdO4THR9bfdZyxt71TNhSW0fhQizXDa
7. Redroom YouTube channel, “Limb” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKqSNCj_00CT19p7UCRW4585C5uxI9NO7
8. SciTeam YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SciTeam
9. Space Room YouTube channel, “Evolution of Stars” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBE0foBBuNGIMn1Moso8MizH82uFOGbTW
10. TrashSmash YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrashRecord/videos
11. Zemlyakova YouTube channel, “Scientific Mainstream” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL42jp5GI2rXtpUPK63JAsLosJyV-16wTC
12. Loud Empire Telegram channel: https://t.me/sictransit
13. Book Fox Telegram channel: https://tlgrm.ru/channels/@booksfox
14. Sea of Serenity YouTube channel, “Space Technology” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD-F12_x5CQupNeq17Utg0Y_MuOMq23Dq
15. Fedor Sinelnikov’s courses at Magisteria: https://magisteria.ru/autor/sinelnikov
16. A Little About Science YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHEsjDfUOJpAev9cpjnrGg
17. “Art for Lads” podcast
18. “Thoughts and Methods” podcast: https://soundcloud.com/mimpod
19. “Shelf” podcast, New Sensitivity: https://player.fm/series/polka/novaia-chuvstvitielnost
20. “Ostarbeiter” podcast: https://ost.glagolev.fm
21. “The Batrachospermum Magazine” project: https://vk.com/batrachospermum
22. “Arzamas Kids’ Room” project (Arzamas): https://arzamas.academy/special/kids
23. “A Brief History of Everything” project (PostNauka): https://postnauka.ru/history-of-everything
24. “A Short Course in Literary Economics project” (N+1): https://nplus1.ru/theme/economy-literature
25. CritMouse project: https://vk.com/critmouse
26. “Do Not Trust Lord Kelvin” Scientific Seance” project (“laba.media”)
27. “Scientific Foreclosures” project (N+1): https://nplus1.ru/theme/oops
28. “About Living Things” project: https://vk.com/ozhivom
29. “Russian Detroit” project: https://vk.com/russiandetroit
30. “It’s Right Here” project: https://topos.memo.ru/

SHORTLIST

Sound category

  1. “Art for Lads” podcast
  2. “Ostarbeiter” podcast
  3. “Shelf” podcast, New Sensitivity
  4. “Arzamas Kids’ Room” project (Arzamas)
  5. “Russian Detroit” project

Prize winner
“Arzamas Kids’ Room” project (Arzamas)

 

Text category

  1. System Block publication
  2. Book Fox Telegram channel
  3. “The Batrachospermum Magazine” project
  4. “A Short Course in Literary Economics” project (N+1)
  5. “It’s Right Here” project

Prize winner
“The Batrachospermum Magazine” project

 

Video category

  1. LOONY YouTube channel, “History of Medicine” playlist
  2. Redroom YouTube channel, “Limb” playlist
  3. QWERTY YouTube channel, “Astronomer’s Notes” playlist
  4. Artur Sharifov’s YouTube channel, “Main Videos” playlist
  5. “A Brief History of Everything” project (PostNauka)

Prize winner

Artur Sharifov’s YouTube channel, “Main Videos” playlist.

 

GRAND PRIX

“Ostarbeiter” podcast: https://ost.glagolev.fm

 

2020
LONGLIST

  1. Biomolecule popular science website, “Vaccination” special project
  2. N+1 online media, “Coronavirus Chronicles” project
  3. Reminder online media, “Worldview” rubric
  4. Microbia VK public
  5. “Demise of the Empire” podcast
  6. “So, Long Story Short” podcast
  7. “Big Beard Theory” podcast
  8. “This Is Also Russia” podcast
  9. “You Call it Sex?” podcast
  10. PostNauka project, PostNauka Cabin
  11. Arzamas Radio, “Why Did I See This?” podcast
  12. “Spineless Masons” Telegram channel
  13. “Lingvoyed” Telegram channel
  14. “Nastya About Philosophy” Telegram channel
  15. “Orthodox Christianity and Zombies” Telegram channel
  16. “Men & Masculinities Channel” Telegram channel
  17. Doctor Utin YouTube channel
  18. ZELO YouTube channel
  19. Popular Mathematics with Alexei Savvateev and Co YouTube channel, “Waymarks of Mathematics, from Euclid to Galouise” playlist
  20. Mikitko Son of Alexei YouTube channel, “Speech Subtleties” playlist
  21. TOPLES YouTube channel, “How the World Works and How Do We” playlist
  22. Die-Hard Paleontologist YouTube channel, “Dinosaurs” playlist
  23. Physics from Pobedinsky YouTube channel, “How Does the Universe Work?” playlist
  24. Encyclop YouTube channel, “Let Me Explain!” playlist
  25. SciTeam YouTube channel, “KRN” playlist
  26. Utopia Show YouTube channel, “Myths” playlist

SHORTLIST

  1. Biomolecule popular science website, “Vaccination” special project
  2. Reminder online media, “Worldview” rubric
  3. “This Is Also Russia” podcast
  4. “You Call it Sex?” podcast
  5. PostNauka project, PostNauka Cabin
  6. Arzamas Radio, “Why Did I See This?” podcast
  7. Doctor Utin YouTube channel
  8. Popular Mathematics with Alexei Savvateev and Co YouTube channel, “Waymarks of Mathematics, from Euclid to Galouise” playlist
  9. Mikitko Son of Alexei YouTube channel, “Speech Subtleties” playlist
  10. TOPLES YouTube channel, “How the World Works and How Do We” playlist
  11. Physics from Pobedinsky YouTube channel, “How Does the Universe Work?” playlist

 

Grand Prix

Mikitko Son of Alexei YouTube channel with “Speech Subtleties” playlist, author: Nikita Safronov

Special prizes

TOPLES YouTube channel, “How the World Works and How Do We” playlist
Physics from Pobedinsky YouTube channel, “How Does the Universe Work?” playlist
“Why Did I See This?” podcast from Arzamas Radio


Since 2021, the prize in this category is no longer being awarded.