Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov

Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov (1872–1927) was a Russian diplomat and author. He was the brother of the politician and advocate Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov and a member of the aristocratic Nabokov family.[1]

Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov
Konstantin Nabokov
Born1872
Died1927
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Diplomat, author
Known forServing as secretary of the Russian delegation during the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, involvement in the Grand Orient of Russia’s Peoples
Notable workThe Ordeal of a Diplomat, Letters of a Russian Diplomat to an American Friend, 1906-1922
RelativesVladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (brother)
FamilyNabokov

Diplomatic career

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Konstantin served as secretary of the Russian delegation during the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905.[2] He also worked as counselor of the Russian Embassy in London from December 15, 1915, to January 17, 1917, before advancing to the position of chargé d'affaires.[3]

 
The signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth; Nabokov is seated second from the left on the far side of the table.

Personal life

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The poet Korney Chukovsky alleged in his diary that Konstantin was a homosexual who had taken a fancy to him.[4]

Konstantin was listed as a member of the Grand Orient of Russia’s Peoples, a Masonic lodge.[5]

Bibliography

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  • The Ordeal of a Diplomat (1921)
  • Letters of a Russian Diplomat to an American Friend, 1906-1922

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Nabokov, Vladimir (1966). Speak, Memory (1st ed.). G.P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9780375405532.
  2. ^ Godwin, Robert K. (December 1950). "Russia and the Portsmouth Peace Conference". The American Slavic and East European Review. 9 (4): 279–291. doi:10.2307/2492148. JSTOR 2492148 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ Nabokov, Konstantin (1921). The Ordeal of a Diplomat. Duckworth and Company. ISBN 9781356124619.
  4. ^ Chukovsky, Kornei (2005). Diary, 1901-1969. Yale University Press.
  5. ^ "Noteworthy members of the Grand Orient of France in Russia and the Supreme Council of the Grand Orient of Russia's People". Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. October 15, 2017.