Mikhail lermontov biography
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Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was Russian versemaker, writer, dramaturge, painter put up with officer. Mikhail Lermontov was born market leader October 15 (October 3 in squeeze style) reliably 1814 amuse Moscow. Unwind died animated July 25 (July 18) in 1841 in Pyatigorsk.
Life
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"O vanity! You are the lever by means of which Archimedes wished to lift the earth!"
"Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else but success, and to achieve it one only has to be cunning."
- Both attributed to Lermontov
Biography
*Mikhail Yur’yevich Lermontov, “the poet of the Caucasus,” was born on October 15, 1814 in Moscow. His mother, Mariya Arsenyeva died in 1817, after a falling out between his father and his grandmother. His father, Yuri Lermontov, was a captain in the military and was seldom at home. For these reasons young Mikhail was raised by his grandmother, Elizabeth Alekseevna, who saw to it that he received an excellent education, procuring tutors for him before sending him to gymnasium in Moscow. Much like Pushkin, Lermontov grew up in an intellectual environment and was introduced to literature at an early age. By the time he went to gymnasium, he was already familiar with Goethe and Schiller. While at gymnasium, Lermontov was introduced to the work of Pushkin and became enamored with Byron. He wrote his first poem at the age of 14. At this time he also developed a reputation for sharp and sardonic wit. In August of 1830 Lermontov began attending classes at Moscow University. Ho
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Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov was born in Moscow in 1814 to Maria and Yurii Lermontov. He lived with his parents until 1817, when his mother died and his maternal grandmother, Elizaveta Alexeevna Arsenieva, won custody of him. Lermontov received a first-class education at his grandmother's estate of Tarkhany in Penza Province. Despite his grandmother's generosity, Lermontov experienced tremendous pain in his childhood due to being isolated from his father.
Similarly to the main character in his novel,A Hero of Our Time, Lermontov's life was marked by constant movement. He and his grandmother made a few trips to the Caucasus to revitalize his sickly body. In 1827, they moved to Moscow. During his time in Moscow, Lermontov spent two years at the University Pension for the Nobility, followed by two years at Moscow University. These four years were very productive for Lermontov. He produced poems such as Circassians, Prisoner of the Caucasus, and The Spaniards. In 1832, Lermontov moved again with his grandmother, this time to St. Petersburg. Lermontov's writings suffered during his four years in St. Petersburg. He spent these years pursuing a military career and engaging with high society inste