Grief from Mind

Young Chatsky returns to Moscow and finds himself among people living by outdated rules. His freedom, intelligence, and straightforwardness irritate a society accustomed to hypocrisy and blind obedience. This is a sharp, clever, and ironic story about generational conflict, free thought, and the price of independence.

Alexander Sergeyevich Griboedov was a well-known linguist and diplomat, economist and historian, musician and composer. But he considered literature to be his main and favorite occupation. Griboedov had an incredibly keen sensitivity to life and was ahead of his time by several generations, which is why even today it’s easy to hear quotes from his great works that have not lost their relevance over the nearly two hundred years.