In Saint Petersburg, the Grand Lodge of Russia created the Lodge of A
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Alexander Griboyedov
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov 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 territor…
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Born 4 January 1795 · Died 30 January 1829 · Q15001
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The Central Bank of Russia issued a coin (2 rubles, silver 500) from the series "Outstanding Personalities of Russia" with the image on the reverse of the portrait of A
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1926· 1 entry
“A History of Russian Literature”
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Pyotr Voykov, Soviet ambassador to Poland, assassinated in 1927
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1829· 1 entry
Died 1829-01-30.
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1824· 1 entry
“Who is a Brother, Who is a Sister, or Deception for Deception”
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1818· 1 entry
Was appointed secretary of the Russian legation in Persia, and transferred to Georgia
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Was followed by other similar works, mostly either translated or co-authored with more experienced writers of the day
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1812· 1 entry
Quit the program and enrolled in the military
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Studied at Moscow university boarding school (1803).
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1795· 1 entry
Born 1795-01-04.
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