Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov Explained

Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov
Birth Date:1872
Death Date:1927
Nationality:Russian
Occupation:Diplomat, author
Notable Works:The Ordeal of a Diplomat, Letters of a Russian Diplomat to an American Friend, 1906-1922
Family:Nabokov
Relatives:Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (brother)
Known For:Serving as secretary of the Russian delegation during the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, involvement in the Grand Orient of Russia’s Peoples

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]

Diplomatic career

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]

Personal life

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]

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References

  1. Book: Nabokov, Vladimir . Speak, Memory . G.P. Putnam's Sons . 1966 . 9780375405532 . 1st . 1966.
  2. Godwin . Robert K. . December 1950 . Russia and the Portsmouth Peace Conference . The American Slavic and East European Review . 9 . 4 . 279–291 . 10.2307/2492148 . 2492148 . JSTOR.
  3. Book: Nabokov, Konstantin . The Ordeal of a Diplomat . Duckworth and Company . 1921 . 9781356124619.
  4. Book: Chukovsky, Kornei . Diary, 1901-1969 . Yale University Press . 2005.
  5. News: October 15, 2017 . 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.