Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1946
Number:6 - 4
 
Nominee:
Name:Alexandra Mikhaylovna Kollontay
Gender:F
Year, Birth:1872
Year, Death:1952
Profession:Diplomat
City:Moscow
Country:RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU)
 
Motivation:Kollontay was nominated for her diplomatic efforts to end war and hostilities between the Soviet Union and Finland during the negotiations in 1940-44.
 
Nominator:
Name: 21 Finnish professors, members of parliament and government
Gender:M
Profession:Professors, members of parliament and government
City:Helsinki
Country:FINLAND (FI)
 
Comments: Kollontay became the first woman to serve as an accredited ambassador to a foreign country. Juho Kusti Paasikivi, president of Finland was one of the nominators.