MONUMENTS

1974

State index: 1.6.117

Architect: Spartak Kntegtsyan

Sculptor: Hovhannes Bejanyan

The monument is dedicated to the Russian writer, diplomat Alexander Griboyedov (1795-1829), who was a deep expert on the history of the East, in particular, Armenian history. He participated in the negotiations of the Russian-Persian Treaty of Turkmenchay, signed on February 10, 1828, by which Russia finally established its power in the Transcaucasus. In October 1827, during the liberation of Yerevan, his comedy " Woe from Wit" was first staged in the presence of the author.

Griboyedov, being the Russian ambassador to Persia, defended the rights of the Armenians living there and greatly contributed to the 1605 The resettlement of the descendants of Shah Abbas I's exiles in Eastern Armenia. He was killed in Tehran as a result of a Persian attack.

The statue of the great writer is located at the beginning of the Ring Park, at the intersection of Tigran Mets Avenue and Khanjyan Street, in front of the "Ayrarat" ("Russia") cinema. A 4.1-meter-high bronze sculpture is erected on a 6.2-meter-high basalt pedestal. The sculpture is dynamic, has a figurative resemblance, completes the image of a Russian intellectual living with the problems of the time. Griboyedov is depicted in typical 19th century clothing, with glasses on his eyes, a book in his hand. The pedestal is engraved: GRATEFUL FROM THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE.