ГДЗ Английский язык за 8 класс Афанасьева, Михеева, Баранова - Rainbow English - Учебник. Часть 2Unit 4 – Step 4 – 1a

🔊 Alexander Griboedov is known in Russia as a brilliant diplomat, writer, composer and a pianist. This talented man was born in Moscow in 1795. He began his school education in 1803, and three years later when he was eleven, Alexander entered Moscow University where he studied philosophy and other subjects. Griboedov graduated from the university at the age of 17 in 1812. 🔊 In the same year he joined the army to defend his Motherland. After the war Alexander became interested in theatre. In 1815 he translated the comedy "A Young Couple" from French into Russian. The play was staged and became popular. In 1816 Griboedov began his career of a diplomat in St Petersburg. In 1823 he began writing the famous comedy "Gore ot Uma" (Woe from Wit) which was finished in 1824. 🔊 In 1825 as a diplomat he was sent to Persia (now Iran). In 1826 Griboedov was arrested and spent a few months under arrest because the government thought he was connected with Decembrists. Later the same year he left for Georgia where he married his friend’s daughter Nina Chavchavadze. Griboedov’s family life was not long, it lasted several weeks because at the end of 1828 he was sent to Teheran, Persia, to work for peace between the two countries. In 1829 Griboedov was killed by nationalists in Persia.