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
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

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