Alexander GriboyedovIssues
Author of Woe from Wit
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From Alexander Griboyedov (griboedova)
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Short biography | Killed in Tehran, Persia, when a mob stormed the Russian embassy where he had recently arrived as ambassador. His head was cut off and his body dumped in a rubbish heap. |
Disambiguation notice | Full name: Alexandr Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов) |
From Aleksandr Griboedov (griboedovaleksandr)
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Short biography | Alexander Griboedov (1795–1829), described by Pushkin as the “cleverest man of his generation,” is best known as the author of Woe from Wit. While serving on a diplomatic mission to Persia in the aftermath of the 1826–1828 Russo-Persian War, he was brutally murdered when a mob assaulted the Russian embassy in Tehran. |
Disambiguation notice | Full name: Alexandr Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов) |