Tehran. The Russian embassy in Tehran, Iran, is attacked by an enraged mob following the loss of Yerevan to Armenia. Alexander Griboyedov, a representative of the tsarist government, and his Cossacks are massacred and mutilated.
Tehran. The Russian embassy in Tehran, Iran, is attacked by an enraged mob following the loss of Yerevan to Armenia. Alexander Griboyedov, a representative of the tsarist government, and his Cossacks are massacred and mutilated.