Poems

Mikhail Lermontov is a pinnacle figure of Russian romanticism, the youngest of Russian geniuses: having not lived 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, presenting examples of human dignity, passionate soul, and the high talent of their author. In the works of the poet, who, in the words of Ivan Panayev, amazed his contemporaries with his "bold, subtle, and inquisitive mind," everyone will find a wide range of themes and moods — from deep philosophical lyricism to social and civic poetry.