Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1946
Number:6 - 5
 
Nominee:
Name:Alexandra Mikhaylovna Kollontay
Gender:F
Year, Birth:1872
Year, Death:1952
Profession:Diplomat
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: 23 members of the Norwegian parliament
Profession:Members of parliament
City:Oslo
Country:NORWAY (NO)
 
Comments: Kollontay became the first woman to serve as an accredited ambassador to a foreign country. The nomination had been initiated by Rachel Seweriin and G. Natvig Pedersen The latter was member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee 1949-1965.