Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov

Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov
Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov
	Konstantin Nabokov
Born	1872
Died	1927
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	Diplomat, author
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
Notable work	The Ordeal of a Diplomat, Letters of a Russian Diplomat to an American Friend, 1906-1922
Relatives	Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (brother)
Family	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]

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]

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

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]

Bibliography

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

Sources

Vladimir Nabokov: Speak, Memory, primarily chapter three
Konstantin Nabokov: The Ordeal of a Diplomat

References

^ Nabokov, Vladimir (1966). Speak, Memory (1st ed.). G.P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9780375405532.
^ 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.
^ Nabokov, Konstantin (1921). The Ordeal of a Diplomat. Duckworth and Company. ISBN 9781356124619.
^ Chukovsky, Kornei (2005). Diary, 1901-1969. Yale University Press.
^ "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.

[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.

[mason-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.

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