Nikolay Alekseevich Khomyakov (russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Хомяко́в; January 19, 1850 – June 28, 1925) was a Russian politician.
Life
Khomyakov was born in
Moscow
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, the son of
Aleksey Khomyakov
Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov (russian: Алексе́й Степа́нович Хомяко́в; May 13 ( O.S. May 1) 1804, Moscow – October 5 (O.S. September 23), 1860, Moscow) was a Russian theologian, philosopher, poet and amateur artist. H ...
, a well-known Slavophile and poet. He was a graduate of
Moscow University
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and served in the Ministry of Agriculture.
Khomyakov was active in
zemstvo
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work. He was elected to the Second, Third, and Fourth
State Dumas as an
Octobrist
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.
Khomyakov was elected a member of State Council (1906–1907). He was Chairman of the Third Duma (1907–1910) and member of the
Progressive Bloc
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The Dominican Liberation Party ( Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Span ...
in the Fourth Duma.
During the Russian civil war he was in the Red Cross and worked with Denikin's forces. Khomyakov emigrated to Yugoslavia and died in
Dubrovnik
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.
He was awarded
Order of Saint Sava
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.
See also
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V.I. Gurko
Notes
References
Features and figures of the past. Government and opinion in the reign of Nicholas II.
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1850 births
1925 deaths
Politicians from Moscow
People from Moskovsky Uyezd
Octobrists
Chairmen of the State Duma (Russian Empire)
Members of the 2nd State Duma of the Russian Empire
Members of the 3rd State Duma of the Russian Empire
Members of the 4th State Duma of the Russian Empire
Members of the State Council (Russian Empire)
Moscow State University alumni
Recipients of the Order of St. Sava