The life and work of A. Griboedov — not long, but vibrant — has been sufficiently studied. This person has a special place in Russian literature and history. He is deservedly recognized as one of the most educated people of the beginning of the XIX century, an excellent international diplomat, an innovator in the field of literature, in particular classical comedy.
Today it is not a problem to find information about how his path as a diplomat and poet took shape. Therefore, this article will consider only the most interesting facts from the life of Griboedov.
Education
It would seem that you can find unusual here? Mandatory path for every nobleman: home schooling, boarding school or gymnasium, university.
Griboedov from childhood was distinguished by incredible tenacity and desire for knowledge. The mother invited I. Petrozilius, a very educated person, to study with the children, and professors often visited the house. They laid in the boy a solid foundation for further education. In childhood, and all her life, Griboedova was distinguished by a craving for languages and literature.
So, already at the age of six he spoke three languages. In youth, this list doubled. In addition to French, English, German and Italian, he mastered the Latin and ancient Greek languages. Later, in connection with the post of diplomat and frequent trips to the East, A. Griboedov studied Georgian, Turkish, Persian, Arabic.
Incredible was his progress in his studies:
- 1803 - a noble guesthouse at Moscow University;
- 1806 - word department of the same university;
- 1808 - candidate of verbal sciences, admission to the moral-political and physical-mathematical departments of the university.
Interesting facts from the life of the musician Griboedov
Another undoubted talent of Alexander Sergeyevich was the ability to play the piano and the composer's abilities. The traditional teaching of music in childhood grew into a hobby that has survived throughout life.
Acquaintances and friends of Griboedov repeatedly noted his "magnificent game", called "an excellent pianist" and "a great connoisseur of music." “He will sit down ... and begin to fantasize,” wrote P. Karatygin. Unfortunately, the musical "plays" of Griboedov the musician, except for two waltzes, were not preserved. And among them were sonatas and even a Mazurka, which is known for certain from the poet’s wife, N. Chavchavadze, and his friends.
The recorded waltzes (they were called in A flat major and E minor), in fact, were the first musical works of this genre that have come down to our time. And today they amaze listeners with their artistic merit and lyricism.
Participation in the “Fourth Duel”
Interesting facts from the life of A. Griboedov associated with the incident in 1817-1818. Alexander Sergeevich then lived in St. Petersburg in the apartment of Count A. Zavadovsky. The latter was hopelessly in love with the famous ballerina A. Istomina, who was kept by the cavalry guard V. Sheremetev. Once, after a quarrel between lovers, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, who had no particular sympathy for the young woman, went behind the scenes to her and invited her to a “cup of tea” (most likely to make a pleasant friend). Sheremetev became the witness of their departure from the theater, who, on the advice of a friend, Cornet A. Yakubovich, challenged Griboedov to a duel. He refused, but added that he was ready to shoot with his second. As a result, the “quadruple duel” took place. Opponents in it in 1817 were Zavadovsky and Sheremetev. The latter was mortally wounded, and the fight between the seconds had to be postponed for almost a year. Griboedov, then secretary of the Russian embassy in Persia, and Yakubovich, exiled to the Caucasus, met in Tiflis. The poet during the duel received a bullet in the wrist of his left hand. It was from this wound that his corpse was identified after the murder in Persia.
Griboedov's personal life: marriage
The young diplomat and well-known in literary circles author of the comedy “Woe from Wit” has always been of interest to women. However, he did not start serious relations until a meeting with the Georgian princess Nina Chavchavadze in the summer of 1828 in Tiflis (Tbilisi). He had known her for a long time, but this time a beautiful girl appeared with a kind and sensitive look.
Alexander almost immediately made Ninula (as he called her) an offer. Griboedov, who wanted to change his life, did not stop that he needed to get permission for a wedding from St. Petersburg. Using connections and explaining his haste by the need for an early departure to Persia, Griboedov married on August 22. There is information that during the wedding, which took place in the Zion Cathedral, the poet who had a fever fell ring, which caused the restless exclamations of those present.
Young lived together for only a few months. On December 9 of the same year, Griboedov left his wife in Tauris, and he went to Persia, where he was soon killed by an angry mob that attacked the Russian embassy on January 30 of the following year.
On July 18, 1829, the funeral service for the “Russian son-in-law”, buried at his request in Tiflis, took place in the same Zion Cathedral. Nina Alexandrovna remained faithful to her husband until the end of her life, and an unusual monument with a picture of a woman crying in front of the crucifix was erected on his grave.
"Shah" - the kill for the murder
Considering interesting facts from the life of Griboedov, one cannot but mention the famous diamond presented as a gift to the Russian emperor by the heir to the Persian throne. Thus, the Persian Shah (such a name was also given to a gem in Russia) tried to pay off the defeat of the Russian mission in Tehran.
Nicholas I in response demanded only the return to the homeland of the remains of Ambassador Alexander Sergeyevich Griboedov.