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Mikhail Lermontov Biography and Poems

Mikhail Lermontov Biography and Poems. This is biographical information on Mikhail Lermontov, one of the best poets of all time. This biography page also provides a link to poems written by Lermontov, as well as, a video biography...if available.

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Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Russian: ´ ´ ´, IPA: ; October 15 1814 – July 27 1841), a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", has become the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature side by side with Pushkin and the greatest figure of 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 has founded the tradition of Russian psychological novel.. Russian Romantic writer poet and painter

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