The National Bestseller Literary Prize (Russian: Национальный бестселлер)(also known as Natsbest or Natsionalnyi Bestseller) has been awarded to the best Russian Language novel since 2001.
A jury selects 5-6 novels each year, and a smaller jury of experts selects the winner. The winner receives an award of 250,000 rubles.[1] The award was not given in 2022, and has not been given since.
| 2001 | Leonid Yuzefovich | Kniaz' vetra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Alexander Prokhanov | Gospodin Geksogen | |
| 2003 | Aleksandr Garros and Aleksei Evdokimov | [Golovo]lomka | |
| 2004 | Victor Pelevin | Numbers aka DPP (NN) | |
| 2005 | Mikhail Shishkin | Maidenhair (Venerin Volos) | |
| 2006 | Dmitry Bykov | Boris Pasternak | |
| 2007 | Il'ia Vladimirovich Boiashov | Put' Muri | |
| 2008 | Zakhar Prilepin | Sin | |
| 2009 | Andrei Gelasimov | Stepnye Bogi | |
| 2010 | Eduard Kochergiin | Kreshchennye Krestami | |
| 2011 | Dmitry Bykov | Ostromov, ili Uchenik Charodeia | |
| 2012 | Aleksandr Terekhov | Nemtsy | |
| 2013 | Figl'-Migl' | Volki i Medvedi | |
| 2014 | Ksenia Buksha | Zavod Svoboda | |
| 2015 | Sergei Anatolievich Nósov | Figurnye Skobki | |
| 2016 | Leonid Yuzefovich | The Winter Road | |
| 2017 | Anna Iur'evna Kozlova | F20 | |
| 2018 | Aleksei Borisovich Sal'nikov | Petrovy v grippe i vokrug nego | |
| 2019 | Andrei Rubanov | Finist-Iasnyi Sokol | |
| 2020 | Mikhail Elizarov | Земля (Earth) | |
| 2021 | Aleksandr Pelevin | Pokrov-17 |