The Friedmann Prize is a Soviet and Russian physics prize, awarded for outstanding work in cosmology and gravity. It is named after the Russian cosmologist Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann. Between 1972 and 1990 the prize was awarded by the USSR Academy of Sciences for the best scientific work in the field of meteorology. It was re-established by the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1993. It is generally awarded to a single scientist once every three years. Recipients Source: See also List of astronomy awards List of meteorology awards List of physics awards References Awards of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics awards Physical cosmology Meteorology awards USSR Academy of Sciences Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union Meteorology in the Soviet Union