Russian Federation

Alexey Ekimov

Russian Federation

for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots

Memorial

Russian Federation

for representing civil society in their home countries, for many years promoting the right to criticise those in power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens, and for their outstanding efforts to document war crimes, human-rights abuses and abuses of power, thereby demonstrating the importance of civil society for peace and democracy

Dmitry Muratov

Russian Federation

for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene

Alexei A. Abrikosov

United States of America, Russian Federation

for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids (Sov. Phys. JETP 5 (1957) 1174–1182; Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 32 (1957) 1442–1452; Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 20 (1950) 1064–1082; Phys. Rev. 140 (1965) A1869–A1888; Phys. Rev. 147 (1966) 119–130; Phys. Rev. Lett. 29 (1972) 1227–1230; Phys. Rev. Lett. 31 (1973) 352–355; Rev. Mod. Phys. 47 (1975) 331–414; Phys. Rev. Lett. 46 (1981) 211–214)

Vitaly L. Ginzburg

Russian Federation

for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids (Sov. Phys. JETP 5 (1957) 1174–1182; Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 32 (1957) 1442–1452; Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 20 (1950) 1064–1082; Phys. Rev. 140 (1965) A1869–A1888; Phys. Rev. 147 (1966) 119–130; Phys. Rev. Lett. 29 (1972) 1227–1230; Phys. Rev. Lett. 31 (1973) 352–355; Rev. Mod. Phys. 47 (1975) 331–414; Phys. Rev. Lett. 46 (1981) 211–214)

Zhores I. Alferov

Russian Federation

for basic work on information and communication technology (for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and opto-electronics)

Ivan Bunin

Russian Federation (Russian Empire)

for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing