Смерть Вазир-Мухтара

Roman "Smertʹ Vazir-Mukhtara" posvi͡ashchen tragicheskoĭ sudʹbe vydai͡ushchegosi͡a russkogo pisateli͡a i diplomata, avtora znamenitoĭ pʹesy "Gore ot uma" Aleksandra Sergeevicha Griboedova. Ėta kniga, dostoverno vossozdai͡ushchai͡a obstoi͡atelʹstva poslednikh mesi͡at͡sev ego zhizni, schitaetsi͡a odnim iz luchshikh obrazt͡sov russkoĭ istoricheskoĭ prozy XX veka. Primerno za god do smerti statskiĭ sovetnik Griboedov naznachaetsi͡a polnomochnym predstavitelem Rossiĭskoĭ imperii v Persii i otbyvaet k novomu mestu sluzhby. Ponachalu persy radushno prinimai͡ut obai͡atelʹnogo diplomata i dazhe nazyvai͡ut "Vazir-Mukhtarom", chto oznachaet "izbrannyĭ poslannik" ili "glavnyĭ posol". Odnako reshitelʹnye deĭstvii͡a Griboedova po vzyskanii͡u zaderzhivaemoĭ kontribut͡sii nazhivai͡ut emu vragov, i s molchalivogo soglasii͡a shakha poslannik stanovitsi͡a idealʹnoĭ mishenʹi͡u v glazakh fanatichno nastroennoĭ chasti persidskogo obshchestva…

The novel "The Death of Vazir Mukhtar" is dedicated to the tragic fate of the outstanding Russian writer and diplomat, author of the famous play "Woe from Wit" by Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov. This book, which faithfully recreates the circumstances of the last months of his life, is considered one of the best examples of Russian historical prose of the 20th century. About a year before his death, State Councilor Griboyedov was appointed plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Empire in Persia and left for a new duty station. At first, the Persians warmly welcome the charming diplomat and even call him "Wazir Mukhtar," which means "chosen envoy" or "chief ambassador." However, Griboyedov's decisive actions to recover the delayed indemnity make enemies of him, and with the tacit consent of the Shah, the envoy becomes an ideal target in the eyes of the fanatical part of Persian society.…