November 10, 1933 Voronezh writer Ivan Bunin received the Nobel Prize

November 10 is the date when Ivan Bunin, a writer from Voronezh, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Ministry of Culture of the Voronezh region told about how the native of Voronezh was the first among Russian writers to receive this award.

In 1922, Vera Muromtseva, the wife of Ivan Bunin, recorded in the diary that her husband was nominated for the Nobel Prize. Eleven years have passed, and the Paris newspapers, one after another, have headlines: “Bunin – Nobel Laureate.” For every Russian who lived in Paris, it became a personal celebration – there would hardly be a squash or a restaurant where a toast in honor of the great compatriot would not be played.

Ivan Alekseevich himself recalled that he was in the cinema when the darkness of the hall was cut by a ray of a flashlight. They were looking for him, they called from Stockholm.

“My whole old life is cut short. You can’t believe the whole house is lit up with lights. And my heart is squeezing with some sadness... Some kind of change in my life, Bunin said.

The work that gave rise to the award was not named. The writer himself believed that we are talking about the novel “Life of Arsenyev”, where there are many intersections with his own fate. By the way, Ivan Alekseevich gained not only worldwide recognition, but also a monetary reward - 170 Swedish crowns (at current prices it is about 150 thousand dollars). Being a generous man, Bunin's fortune was quickly distributed to those in need.