Question

Consider the following statements about Pushkin Prize.
$1$. This award is given by Russian Federation to any citizen other than Russian for overall contribution in popularisation of Russian culture, language and literature.
$2$. This award was established in $1881$ to honour one of the greatest Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

• A. Only $1$
• B. Only $2$
• C. Both $1$ and $2$
• D. Neither $1$ nor $2$

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only $2$

The Pushkin Prizes began when some of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's descendants, together with lovers of his work, gathered together in 1987 to mark the 150th anniversary of his death. Lady Butter, inspired to perpetuate her ancestor's memory in a unique and appropriate way, launched the creative writing competition as a pilot project in Scottish secondary schools in Tayside in 1988. The project was such a success that in 1992 a charitable trust was established and since then the opportunity has expanded to include every secondary school in Scotland as well as English language specialist schools in and around Pushkin's home town of St Petersburg.