Who was Nicholas Novikov?

Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Новиков) (7 February 1903-1989) was a Soviet diplomat born in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from the Oriental Institute there in 1930.

Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Новиков) (7 February 1903-1989) was a Soviet diplomat born in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from the Oriental Institute there in 1930. In the following years he held various scientific and academic positions, also serving in the Foreign Office in Moscow and Soviet representative in Cairo during World War II. Most notably, he served as ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States, being named to that post on 10 April 1946 until he was relieved of his duties on 24 October 1947; he had been away from Washington since being recalled to Moscow for consultations on 26 July that year.