"Woe to the Mind," is how Griboyedov originally called his future comedy, which he began writing in 1821. During the tour, we will plunge into the atmosphere of one of the oldest houses on Myasnitskaya Street, where Griboyedov, for the first time in Moscow, reads "Woe from Wit." The house was practically not damaged during the fire of Moscow in 1812, the house in which one of the most famous collectors of the city, Ivan Ivanovich Baryshnikov, lived, for his family, the famous V.A. Tropinin painted paintings for more than 15 years. The manor house was built in the early 19th century by Matvey Kazakov. Later, I.I. Baryshnikov donated the house to his son-in-law Stepan Begichev. It was then that the writer Alexander Griboyedov, a close friend of the owner, stayed at the estate for about a year. He was given a separate office, where he worked on the comedy "Woe from Wit." The mansion was one of the cultural centers of the city, and poets Wilhelm Kuchelbecker and Denis Davydov, playwrights Vladimir Odoevsky and Peter Chaadaev regularly visited its walls. After the October Revolution, it was reorganized into the Vladimir Korolenko Municipal Department of Chronic Patients, and later the site was transferred to the Research Institute of Sanitary Education of the USSR Ministry of Health. Since 1989, the editorial office of the Argumenty I Fakty newspaper has been located in the mansion.

During the tour you will learn:
- where was the Unskilled Hospital in Moscow and who was treated there;
- what used to be traded on the current Myasnitskaya Street and why, in Soviet times it was named after S. M. Kirov;
- which famous French film actress visited the AiF publishing house and for what reason;
- where is the most unusual monument to tigers and dogs, why did this happen?;
- the history of the creation of the monument to Griboyedov on Chistoprudny Boulevard.

You will see:
- preserved interiors of the mansion.
- there is practically no unique metal fence like this in Moscow.
- the decoration that decorated the walls of the halls of the mansion, which has preserved its appearance to the present day.
- columns in the interiors that decorate the interior, making each hall different from the others;
- artificial marble, a fashionable detail of the interior of the XIX century;
- an illusion that enchanted the visitors of the mansion.

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
The tour of the mansion lasts about 2 hours. The total duration of the tour is about 3 hours.

The tour starts and the group gathers at the Chistye Prudy metro station in the center of the hall. Part of the tour takes place outside. The tour route is on foot, from the Chistye Prudy metro station to the AiF publishing house building in about 45 minutes, with stops to tell about the history of Chistye Prudy and Myasnitskaya Street.

The outdoor tour is conducted using a voice amplification system (loudspeaker).