This is the first scientific and artistic biography in Russia of the brilliant author of “Woe from Wit” Alexander Sergeevich Griboedov, a brilliant musician, diplomat, noted wit and favorite of women. The book, written on the basis of archival documents, is a reliable description of the hero’s life against the broad background of the life and customs of his era, as well as the socio-political situation in Russia and in the international arena in the first third of the 19th century.