Nikolay Khomyakov
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Nikolay Alekseevich Khomyakov (1850, Moscow
— 1925, Dubrovnik
) was a Russian politician.
, a well-known Slavophile and poet. He was a graduate of Moscow University and served in the Ministry of Agriculture.
Khomyakov was active in zemstvo
work. He was elected to the Second, Third, and Fourth State Dumas
as an Octobrist.
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
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 where he died.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
— 1925, Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
) was a Russian politician.
Life
Khomyakov was the son of Aleksey KhomyakovAleksey Khomyakov
Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov was a Russian religious poet who co-founded the Slavophile movement along with Ivan Kireyevsky, and became one of its most distinguished theoreticians....
, a well-known Slavophile and poet. He was a graduate of Moscow University and served in the Ministry of Agriculture.
Khomyakov was active in zemstvo
Zemstvo
Zemstvo was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. The idea of the zemstvo was elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864...
work. He was elected to the Second, Third, and Fourth State Dumas
State Duma of the Russian Empire
The State Duma of the Russian Empire was a legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire, which met in the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg. It was convened four times between 1906 and the collapse of the Empire in 1917.-History:...
as an Octobrist.
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
Progressive Bloc (Russia)
Progressive Bloc was an alliance of political forces in the Russian Empire. It was formed when the State Duma of the Russian Empire was recalled to session during World War I, the response of Nicholas II of Russia to mounting social tensions...
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 where he died.