Monument to the Russian diplomat, playwright and poet Alexander Griboyedov (1795-1829) in Moscow, Russia

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Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (January 15, 1795 - February 11, 1829) was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. He is recognized as homo unius libri, a writer of one book, whose fame rests on the brilliant verse comedy Woe from Wit (or: The Woes of Wit), still one of the most often staged plays in Russia. He was Russia's ambassador to Qajar Persia, where he was massacred along with the whole embassy by the angry local mob.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Monument to Alexander Griboyedov, Chistoprudniy Bulvar, Moscow, Russia, Eastern Europe
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