Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1909
Number:22 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Lev Nikolaevich (Leo) Tolstoy
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1828
Year, Death:1910
Profession:Author
Country:RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU)
 
Motivation:Author - his works include "War and Peace" (1865-69) and "Anna Karenina" (1875-77). His attitude towards peace and anti-militarism was evident especially in his later books (philosophical and religious works).
 
Nominator:
Name: 4 members of the Norwegian parliament
Profession:Members of parliament
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Comments: Tolstoy did not wish to receive a Nobel Prize. He stated that he would decline if he was awarded a prize.