Talented diplomat, composer, writer, A.S. Griboedov left his “mark in the history” of the Russian state, primarily as the author of the famous comedy “Woe from Wit.” The new novel by the modern writer-historian V. Yesenkov is dedicated to A. S. Griboedov. A whole kaleidoscope of events flashes through the book: the slanderous accusation of cowardice against Griboedov, which threatened to leave a dark stain on his honor, the duel and death of a close friend, clashes and disputes with Chaadaev and Pushkin, with the future Decembrists, a trip to the Caucasus, an acquaintance with the famous General Ermolov... .