Death of Vazir-Mukhtar

The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar, a novel by Yury Tynyanov, a leading figure of the Russian formalist school, describes the final year in the life of Alexander Griboedov, the author of the comedy Woe from Wit. As ambassador to Persia, Griboedov was savagely murdered in Tehran in 1829 in an attack on the Russian embassy.

Moartea lui Vazir-Mukhtar, un roman al lui Iuri Tynyanov, o figura principala a scolii formaliste rusesti, descrie ultimul an din viata lui Alexander Griboedov, autorul comediei Vai de minte. Ca ambasador in Persia, Griboedov a fost ucis cu salbaticie la Teheran in 1829, intr-un atac asupra ambasadei Rusiei.