Pskov writer Nikolai Gorbachev became the winner of the international literary competition in Moscow

Famous Pskov local historian and prose writer Nikolai Gorbachev was among the winners of the international literary contest “Moscow we defended together and our memory will preserve!”. His work – an essay “15 years in search”, dedicated to the history of the Pskov Search Association, was noted by the jury among many applications from around the world.

The award ceremony will be held on November 11 in the Red Banner Hall of the Central House of the Russian Army named after M.V. Frunze. The competition was timed to the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the counteroffensive of Soviet troops near Moscow and is aimed at supporting authors writing about the Great Patriotic War and patriotism.

Nikolai Gorbachev is a reserve officer, member of the Writers’ Union and the Union of Local History of Russia. From 1994 to 2009, he headed the military-patriotic organization “Trace of the Panther”, and since 2001 he has published more than 12 books on military history and local history of the Pskov region. For his work, the writer was awarded many state awards, including the Order of Friendship, the Zhukov medal and the Pskov region administration award in the field of literature.