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Alexander Griboyedov
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Russian diplomat, playwriter, poet, and composer (1795–1829)
Alexander Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer who lived from 1795 to 1829. He is historically significant as a key figure in Russian culture during the early 19th century, known for his work across multiple artistic and political domains.
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Moscow, Russian Empire
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (1795–1829) was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. He is recognized as homo unius libri, whose fame rests on the verse comedy 'Woe from Wit' or 'The Woes of Wit', a satire on Russian aristocratic society that quickly became an event of Russian culture, spreading among the reading public in handwritten copies. As predicted by his contemporary…
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Tehran
- Spouse
- Nino Chavchavadze
- Position held
- ambassador
- Educated at
- Imperial Moscow University
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Academic degree
- candidate
- Student of
- Mirza Dzhafar Topchubashev
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi - Portrait of Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov, 1873.jpg
- Residence
- Tbilisi
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- writing language
- Russian
- topic's main category
- Category:Aleksandr Griboyedov
- Commons category
- Aleksandr Griboyedov
- place of burial
- Mtatsminda Pantheon
- date of birth
- 1795-01-01
- date of death
- 1829-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Aleksandr Griboyedov
- manner of death
- homicide
- allegiance
- Russian Empire
- civil rank
- State Councillor
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, romanized: Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov; 15 January 1795 – 11 February 1829) was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. His one notable work is the 1823 verse comedy Woe from Wit. He was Russia's ambassador to Qajar Persia, where he and all the embassy staff were massacred by an angry mob in the aftermath of the ratification of the Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828), which confirmed the cession to Russia of Persia's northern territories comprising Transcaucasia and parts of the North Caucasus. Griboyedov played a pivotal role in the ratification of the treaty. The immediate cause for the incident was Griboyedov giving refuge to Armenians who had escaped from the harems of the Persian shah and his son.
Early life
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