Dimitry Muratov, a multi-award-winning Russian journalist, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize to raise more than $100 million for Ukranian children.
Muratov, who received the gold medal in October 2021 after assisting in the founding of the independent Russian newspaper. Novaya Gazeta, set a new record for the highest money paid for the medal yesterday night in New York city.
He raised $103.5 million (£84.5 million) which is 27 times more than the previous best of $84.5 million established eight years ago.
The money will be given to Ukranian child refugees to provide them with ‘a chance for a future’.
The sale proceeds will benefit UNICEF’s efforts to assist children displaced by the fighting.
Mr Muratov expressed concern for children who have been orphaned as a result of the crisis in Ukraine ahead of the sale. “We want to give them their future”, he explained.
