japanreviewRussian Japanology ReviewRussian Japanology Review2658-67892658-6444Association of Japanologistsjapanreview-54Research ArticleСтатьиSato Naotake: the way of a diplomatDobrinskayaO. A.doa_78@mail.ruDiplomatic Academy MFA of Russia; Institute of Oriental StudiesRussian Federation20181802202211924Copyright © Dobrinskaya O.A., 20222022Dobrinskaya O.A.Dobrinskaya O.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.japanreview.ru/jour/article/view/54

The article covers the biography of Sato Naotake, a prominent Japanese diplomat and statesman. He is mostly known in Russia as the last ambassador of militarist Japan in the Soviet Union. However, his career was much more comprehensive and noteworthy. Sato Naotake had become witness to the most dramatic period in the history of Japan, being a participant in many world events that had an effect on shaping Japan’s development up to 1945.

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