عنوان

Diplomacy and murder in Tehran :Alexander Griboyedov and imperial Russia's mission to the Shah of Persia

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eng

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Diplomacy and murder in Tehran :Alexander Griboyedov and imperial Russia's mission to the Shah of Persia

When a Tehran mob broke into the Russian embassy and murdered all the diplomats there, the dead included one of the most brilliant and promising writers of 19th-century Russia. In this first biography of Griboyedov in English, Laurence Kelly paints a vivid picture of his remarkable literary and diplomatic gifts which were nevertheless overshadowed by ill-fortune. He narrowly escaped punishment for involvement with the 1825 Decembrist plot to overthrow the Tsarist state. After this he was despatched to Georgia and Iran, to further Russia's expansionist agenda in the Caucasus and beyond. But while in Tehran Griboyedov fell foul of the zealous mobs. 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 19th-century Russia's most respected and prominent writers.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002, 2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, ]3[, 316 p.: ill. )some col.(, facsims., maps, ports. )some col.( ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN-10: 1845111966

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ISBN-13: 9781845111960

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Laurence Kelly

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، Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich,5971-9281

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Biography ، Authors, Russian - 91th century

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Biography ، Diplomats - Russia

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، Murder - Iran Tehran

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Foreign relations - Iran ، Russia

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Foreign relations - Russia ، Iran

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Foreign relations - 1081-5281. ، Russia

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Foreign relations - 5281-5581. ، Russia

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3391-

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Kelly, Laurence

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