| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1902 |
| Number: | 21 - 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: | Tolstoy was nominated for his literary works, especially his later hilosophical and religious books). He promoted peace and anti-militarism.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Max Lehmann |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor |
| City: | Göttingen |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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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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