Dear Alexey,
Thank you for the necessary clarification. I was
trying, unsuccesfully, to place the event in connection to Vladimir
Nabokov (this is why my short commentary emphasized the clumsy "would
haves "). The episode indicates VN's musician cousin, Nicolas
Nabokov, and his known collaboration with the World Peace conferences
and initiatives in the arts.
Jansy
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Dear Jansy,
This story is actually about VN's cousin, the
composer Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78), and is recounted by him in
his memoir Bagazh (1975).
Alexey Sklyarenko
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