A priest from Berdyansk was awarded a medal of the Russian Union of Writerstranslated

Prikhody.ru 09.11.2026. The Presidium of the Russian Union of Writers awarded the cleric of the Berdyansk diocese, priest Dimitry Bayrak, with the Lomonosov medal. This award was established on the 315th anniversary of the birth of the great scientist and poet and was awarded in the fall of 2026 to participants in the Anthology of Russian Poetry, as well as to persons who have made a significant contribution to the development of Russian literature.

The works of Father Dimitri will be published in volume 35 of the anthology “Anthology of Russian Poetry 2025”. According to the diocese, the almanac should be published very soon - in December 2026. You can read Father Dimitri's poems here.

Priest Dimitry Bayrak is the rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Berdyansk (Zaporozhye region), Doctor of Theology (ThD), Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Education, Sports and Natural Sciences of the Azov State Pedagogical University named after P.D. Osipenko, otorhinolaryngologist of the children's surgical department of the Berdyansk Central Hospital.

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