Griboyedov statue in St Petursburg, Russia

Aleksander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Griboedov, January 15, 1795 – February 11, 1829) was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. He is recognized as a writer of one book,  Woe from Wit (or The Woes of Wit). He was Russia's ambassador to Qajar Persia, where he and all the embassy staff were massacred by an angry mob. The statue was opened in 1959. It was made by V.Lishev.