Alexander Griboyedov
Russian diplomat, playwriter, poet, and composer (1795-1829) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 34
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. His one notable work is the 1823 verse comedy Woe from Wit.
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Monument erected in Soviet times near Gargar village, Armenia commemorating the location where Alexander Pushkin (on his way to meet his brother) stopped the carriage with Alexander Griboyedov's body being transported to Tiflis. An inscription in Russian and Armenian says: "Here A. S. Pushkin saw the body of A. S. Griboyedov".
Memorial stone for A. S. Griboyedov in the Armenian St Thaddaeus Church, Tehran, Iran
Monument in Moscow
Griboyedov's statue in Yerevan, Armenia
Commemorative coin of the Bank of Russia dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of A. S. Griboyedov. 2 rubles, silver, 1995Awards
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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.
