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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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- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Abîmé
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- Titre
- Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran
- Sous-titre
- Alexander Griboyedov and Imperial Russia's Mission to the Shah of Persia
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Laurence Kelly
- Éditeur
- Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Publié
- 2006
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 1845111966
- ISBN13
- 9781845111960
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Biographies, Politique, États-Unis, Meurtres, Biographies, 19e siècle, Russie, Critique littéraire, Iran, Diplomates
- Description
- 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.