Mikhail Lermontov
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Summary
Mikhail Lermontov was born on October 3, 1814[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on July 15, 1841[3], in Pyatigorsk[4]. He worked as a poet[5], translator[6], painter[7], novelist[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48,472 views/month, #6,889 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: October 2, 1814[11], October 15, 1814[12]
- Date of death: July 27, 1841[13]
- Place of burial: Tarkhany[14], Pyatigorsk[15]
- Father: Yury Lermontov[16]
- Mother: Mariya Arsenyeva[17]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[18]
- Native language: Russian[19]
- Ethnic group: Russians[20]
- Occupation: military officer[21], writer[22], prose writer[23], bretteur[24], librettist[25]
- Field of work: literary activity[26], poetry[27]
- Educated at: Nikolaevskaya Cavalry School[28], Moscow university boarding school[29]
- Notable work: A Hero of Our Time[30]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Family: Lermontov[33], Learmonth[34]
- Movement: Romanticism[35]
- Genre: verse[36], narrative poetry[37]
- Killed by: Nikolai Martynov[38]
- Military branch: His Majesty's Hussar Life Guards Regiment[39]
- Commons category: Mikhail Lermontov[40]
- Military, police or special rank: cornet[41]
- Cause of death: gunshot wound[42]
- Family name: Lermontov[43]
- Given name: Mikhail[44]
- Pseudonym: —въ[45], Ламвер[46], Гр. Диарбекир[47], Lerma[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Mikhail Lermontov include Mineralnye Vody Airport[49], Lermontov[50], Lermontovo[51], Mikhail Lermontov National Russian Drama Theatre[52], Lermontovka[53], Khambi-Irze[54], Lermontovo, Kaliningrad Oblast[55], and Lermontovo, Amur Oblast[56].
Why It Matters
Mikhail Lermontov has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
He has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[59], a translator[60], 1821–1881[61], of Russia[62]; Anna Akhmatova[63], a writer[64], 1889–1966[65], of Russian Empire[66], awarded the Taormina prize[67], specialised in poetry[68]; Ilya Repin[69], a painter[70], 1844–1930[71], of Russian Empire[72], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[73], specialised in painting[74]; Osip Mandelstam[75], a poet[76], 1891–1938[77], of Russian Empire[78], specialised in literature[79]; Alexander Zinoviev[80], a philosopher[81], 1922–2006[82], of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[83], awarded the Order of the October Revolution[84], specialised in philosophy[85]; and Lev Shestov[86], a philosopher[87], 1866–1938[88], of Russian Empire[89], specialised in philosophy[90].
Works attributed to him include A Hero of Our Time[91], a literary work[92], founded in 1838[93]; Farewell, Unwashed Russia[94]; Borodino[95]; Demon[96]; The Novice[97]; and The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov[98]. Entities named for him include Mineralnye Vody Airport[49], Lermontov[50], Lermontovo[51], Mikhail Lermontov National Russian Drama Theatre[52], Lermontovka[53], and Khambi-Irze[54].
FAQs
Where was Mikhail Lermontov born?
Mikhail Lermontov was born in Moscow[2].
Where did Mikhail Lermontov die?
Mikhail Lermontov passed away in Pyatigorsk[4].
Who were Mikhail Lermontov's parents?
Mikhail Lermontov's father was Yury Lermontov[16]. Mikhail Lermontov's mother was Mariya Arsenyeva[17].
What did Mikhail Lermontov do for work?
Mikhail Lermontov worked as a poet[5], translator[6], painter[7], novelist[8], and playwright[9].
Where did Mikhail Lermontov go to school?
Mikhail Lermontov was educated at Nikolaevskaya Cavalry School[28] and Moscow university boarding school[29].
Who did Mikhail Lermontov influence?
Mikhail Lermontov has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[59], Anna Akhmatova[63], Ilya Repin[69], and Osip Mandelstam[75].