As Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, this Russian diplomat started the western world when he signed he Nazi-Soviet Pact of 23 August 1939. Who was he?
Correct answer: A. V. M. Molotov
- A. V. M. Molotov
- B. Georgi M. Malenkov
- C. Maxim Litvinov
- D. Konstantin A. Umansky
Explanation
Vyacheslav Molotov was the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs who signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Germany on 23 August 1939. Maxim Litvinov, his predecessor, had pursued a more openly anti-Nazi collective-security policy.
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