OSLO, March 5. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute Geir Lundestad reported this on Wednesday.

This year, a record number of nominees will contend for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the list are 278 politicians, public activists and organizations, including Edward Snowden and Pope Francis. The Nobel Committee will announce the winner in mid-October.