Abkhazian artist Vladimir Delba won the Leonardo da Vinci Award

International Prize Leonardo da Vinci is established by the Union of Writers of the XXI century, the Russian Union of Writers.

Sukhum. October 20. Apsnypress.  The international prize named after Leonardo da Vinci was awarded in Moscow, at the Central House of Writers, according to press service of the Embassy of Abkhazia in Russia.
 
 In 2016 the laureate became the Abkhaz artist, writer, poet, essayist Vladimir Delba.
 
   President of the Union of Writers of the XXI century, the famous poet, writer, literary critic, laureate of the literary award of A. Delvig Evgeniy Stepanov solemnly handed Laureate Diploma and Medal of Leonardo da Vinci to Vladimir Delba.
 
 According to Stepanov, when deciding on the award, the jury noted the positive role of the works of Vladimir Delba, where the author with great love, warmth, humor, and sometimes, sadness, introduces readers to Abkhazia, his homeland, history, people , customs.
 
 "That is to say, objectively, creativity of Vladimir Delba serves the noble purpose of rapprochement of cultures of our peoples", - said Stepanov.