ALEXANDER GRIBOYEDOV IN WORKS BY ARSENIY MARKEVICH
Journal: Вестник Пермского университета Российская и зарубежная филология
Year: 2020

Alexander Griboyedov is a classic of Russian literature. His comedy Woe from Wit (1824) was a manifesto of freethinkers, and many of his friends took part in the Decembrist revolt (1825). In the USSR, Griboyedov was studied with a special interest – Soviet authors described him as a man who struggled for reformation of Russia like a Bolshevik. At the same time, comments concerning his biography and works were accompanied by ignoring and distortion of numerous facts which proved he was not a revo