Mikhail Lermontov (1814\u201341) is best known in the West today as the author of the novel A Hero of Our Time. But at the time of his death, aged only 26, he was widely regarded as Russia\u2019s greatest living poet. He achieved almost instant fame in 1837 with \u2018On the Death of a Poet\u2019, his tribute to Pushkin \u2013 whose death in a duel foreshadowed Lermontov\u2019s own. Over the course of the next four years he went on to write many short poems, both lyric and satirical, and two long verse narratives. He was particularly known for his depictions of the Caucasus, where he was exiled for a time, taking part in battles such as the one described in his poem \u2018Valerik\u2019.\nLermontov traced his ancestry to Scotland, and this book offers a Scottish perspective on the Russian poet. Most of the\n\nAfter Lermontov\nTranslations for the Bicentenary\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\n;