Woe from Wit

«Woe from Wit» – a masterpiece of Russian literature, a work that is torn into quotes and winged phrases almost from the first to the last word. «Gather all the books and burn them», «a carriage for me, a carriage», «to the village, to auntie, to the wilderness, to Saratov», «she to him – and he to me»… We use phrases from «Woe from Wit» so often that we don’t even realize they are quotes. Isn’t this why the bitter, caustic, and brilliant comedy of Griboedov remains relevant and continues to grace the best theatrical stages of our country to this day?..