| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1909 |
| Number: | 22 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Lev Nikolaevich (Leo) Tolstoy |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1828 |
| Year, Death: | 1910 |
| Profession: | Author |
| Country: | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU) |
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| 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).
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Nominator:
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| Name: | 4 members of the Norwegian parliament |
| Profession: | Members of parliament |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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| Comments: |
Tolstoy did not wish to receive a Nobel Prize. He stated that he would decline if he was awarded a prize. |
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