Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia (Russian: Константи́н Константи́нович; ; 22 August 1858 in Strelna – 15 June 1915 in Pavlovsk) was a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, and a poet and playwright of some renown. He is best known by his pen name, "KR", taken from his transliterated name, Konstantin Romanov.
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