Vasily Maklakov (May 22, 1869- July, 15 1957) was a Russian trial lawyer and liberal parliamentary orator. He studied towards his Ph.D. in history in Moscow. He created a thesis that was dedicated to the institutions in ancient Athens. He spent most of his career trying to create a similar system for Russia. Maklakov joined a moderate reform group in 1904 and played a big part in the organization of the Constitutional Democratic Party two years later. Maklakov was elected to the Second State Duma in 1907 and served until the Revolution of 1917.
In 1915 Maklakov published an article referring badly to either the Tsar or Grigory Rasputin, and also took part in Rasputin’s murdering. Then in 1917, he was appointed to be the Ambassador of France. In 1920 he returned to Russia for the last time and took control of a network of offices Russes, and stayed there until his death.
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