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Maxim Litvinov

1876 - 1951

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Maxim Maximovich Litvinov (Russian pronunciation: [mɐkˈsʲim mɐkˈsʲiməvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈtvʲinəf]; born Meir Henoch Wallach-Finkelstein; 17 July 1876 – 31 December 1951) was a Russian revolutionary and prominent Soviet statesman and diplomat who served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs from 1930 to 1939. Litvinov was an advocate for diplomatic agreements leading to disarmament, and was influential in making the Soviet Union a party to the 1928 Kellogg–Briand Pact. He was also responsible for the 1929 Litvinov Protocol, a multilateral agreement to implement the Kellogg-Briand Pact between the Soviet Union and several neighboring states. In 1930, Litvinov was appointed People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs, the highest diplomatic position in the USSR. During the 1930s, Litvinov advocated the official Soviet policy of collective security with Western powers against Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maxim Litvinov is the 3,059th most popular politician (down from 2,705th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Poland (down from 158th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Polish Politician.

Maxim Litvinov was a Soviet diplomat who was most famous for his role in negotiating the Treaty of Non-Aggression between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

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Among politicians, Maxim Litvinov ranks 3,059 out of 19,576. Before him are Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Michael Howard, Rhadamistus, James Comey, Brasidas, and Frederick II, Duke of Swabia. After him are Francis, Count of Vendôme, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Anthony of Saxony, Publius Valerius Publicola, Ladislaus II of Hungary, and Robert I, Duke of Burgundy.

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Among people born in 1876, Maxim Litvinov ranks 29. Before him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Wied, Prince of Albania, Willis Carrier, Elsa Einstein, Dragutin Dimitrijević, and Bruno Walter. After him are Wilhelm Cuno, Max Jacob, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Kim Koo, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Walter Sydney Adams. Among people deceased in 1951, Maxim Litvinov ranks 15. Before him are Abdullah I of Jordan, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, René Guénon, Hermann Broch, August Horch, and Sinclair Lewis. After him are Otto Ohlendorf, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Alfred Hugenberg, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Amélie of Orléans, and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Maxim Litvinov ranks 170 out of 1,694. Before him are Rochus Misch (1917), Witold Lutosławski (1913), Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), Andrzej Duda (1972), Maria Feodorovna (1759), and Jan Potocki (1761). After him are Solomon Asch (1907), Georg Michaelis (1857), Benzion Netanyahu (1910), Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889), Erich Mendelsohn (1887), and Jerzy Grotowski (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Maxim Litvinov ranks 46. Before him are Władysław Anders (1892), Henry II the Pious (1196), Bolesław III Wrymouth (1086), Mieszko I of Poland (940), Jarosław Kaczyński (1949), and Andrzej Duda (1972). After him are Georg Michaelis (1857), Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), John I Albert (1459), Piast the Wheelwright (800), Casimir I the Restorer (1016), and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770).

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