Mikhail Lermontov — a peak phenomenon of Russian romanticism, the youngest of the Russian geniuses: not living to 27 years, he gained fame as the second most talented and significant poet of Russia. His poems have accompanied the domestic reader since childhood, exemplifying human dignity, passionate soul, and the high talent of their author. In the works of the poet, who, as Ivan Panaev expressed, amazed his contemporaries with a "bold, subtle, and inquisitive mind", everyone will find a wide range of themes and moods — from deep philosophical lyrics to social and civic poetry.