Welcome to participate in the 2025 award ceremony for Jan Myrdal's big prize – the Lenin Award and Jan Myrdal's small prize – the Robespierre Prize and the subsequent festivities! The awards will be given out by Lasse Diding at Varberg Theatre on Saturday 15 November at 13:00. There’s free entrance to the award ceremony and everyone is welcome!
The award ceremony takes place at Varberg Theatre on Saturday 15 november at 13:00 and afterwards, the Jan Myrdal Society has a member meeting in the same premises. Speech to Andreas Malm by 2024 Lenin Award laureate Martin Hägglund and to Andi Olluri by 2024 Robespierre Award laureate Fanny Klang. Music by Kofia led by George Totari and with Bosse Stenholm as band leader. The day will end with a big party at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar in Varberg with more music entertainment by the same constellation. See full program below.
Saturday: Single room 1250 SEK + party 450 SEK, in double room 950 SEK pp + party 450 SEK pp.
Friday: Single room 1250 SEK, in double room 950 SEK pp.
Room rates include: Overnight stay, breakfast and admittance to the Lenin Spa or Havanna Bath & Spa.
Saturday’s party at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar includes a main course, cheese platter and cake buffet as well as music entertainment.
NOTE! You must call Hotell Gästis +4634018050 or Hotell Havanna +4634010050 and book your stay. Explain that you’re going to the Lenin Award party! (Cannot be booked through the hotel’s websites or other booking sites online.)
Room reservations can be cancelled no later than 3 days before arrival. Cancellation after that means full charge.
A limited number of tickets for the party only for SEK 450 are available for purchase at Tickster.
NOTE. If you have a room reservation at Hotell Gästis or Hotell Havanna, you do not need to buy a ticket.
13.00 Award ceremony at Varberg Theatre with Lasse Diding as master of ceremonies. Speech to Andreas Malm by 2024 Lenin Award laureate Martin Hägglund and to Andi Olluri by 2024 Robespierre Award laureate Fanny Klang. Music by Kofia led by George Totari and with Bosse Stenholm as band leader.
15.15 Member meeting for the Jan Myrdal Society at Varberg Theatre.
16.30 Open house in the Jan Myrdal library at Snidaregatan 20.
18.00 Party, dinner and entertainment at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar.
Jan Myrdal's big prize – the Lenin Award for 2025 goes to Andreas Malm. “The human ecologist, Marxist and activist Andreas Malm has, with his life at stake in the era of racism, imperialist wars, Palestinian genocide and climate disasters, with his burning intellectual courage and uncompromising integrity, become an absolutely decisive Swedish voice in the world.” Click to read the full justification.
Jan Myrdal’s small prize – the Robespierre Prize 2025 goes to Andi Olluri. "The young activist and student Andi Olluri has already at the age of 20 established himself as a sharp media and system critic when it comes to the power over our thoughts. In the spirit of Jan Myrdal, he has systematically gone to the newspaper files and with stunning empirical evidence and logic demonstrated the stupidity, hypocrisy and double standards..." Click to read the full justification.