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Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran

Alexander Griboyedov and Imperial Russia's Mission to the Shah of Persia

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In this first biography of Alexander Griboyedov in English, Laurence Kelly paints a vivid picture of a man of remarkable literary talent and diplomatic gifts that were nevertheless overshadowed by ill-fortune. Involved in the 1825 Decembrist plot to overthrow the Tsarist state and the mission to further Russia's expansionist agenda in the Caucasus, the famous writer was eventually murdered by zealous mobs in Tehran. This book makes an invaluable contribution to the diplomatic history of Russia, the Caucasus and Iran at the same time illuminating the life and works of a writer who was among ninteenth-century Russia's most respected and prominent writers.

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Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran, Laurence Kelly

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Titolo
Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran
Sottotitolo
Alexander Griboyedov and Imperial Russia's Mission to the Shah of Persia
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2006
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
336
ISBN10
1845111966
ISBN13
9781845111960
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Descrizione
In this first biography of Alexander Griboyedov in English, Laurence Kelly paints a vivid picture of a man of remarkable literary talent and diplomatic gifts that were nevertheless overshadowed by ill-fortune. Involved in the 1825 Decembrist plot to overthrow the Tsarist state and the mission to further Russia's expansionist agenda in the Caucasus, the famous writer was eventually murdered by zealous mobs in Tehran. This book makes an invaluable contribution to the diplomatic history of Russia, the Caucasus and Iran at the same time illuminating the life and works of a writer who was among ninteenth-century Russia's most respected and prominent writers.