Mikhail Lermontov

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Mikhail Lermontov
Lermontov in a military pelisse of the Hussar Life Guards Regiment, 1837
Born	Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov 15 October [O.S. 3 October] 1814 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	27 July [O.S. 15 July] 1841 (aged 26) Pyatigorsk, Caucasus Oblast, Russian Empire
Occupation	Poet, novelist, artist
Nationality	Russian
Period	Golden Age of Russian Poetry
Genre	Novel, poem, drama
Literary movement	Romanticism, pre-realism
Notable works	A Hero of Our Time
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Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (/ˈlɛərməntɔːf, -tɒf/;^[1] Russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов; 15 October [O.S. 3 October] 1814 – 27 July [O.S. 15 July] 1841) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.