Lermontov's

He wrote to an aristocrat who had complained of Lermontov's free-thinking: "Fine poem, I must say," adding that he was having a doctor decide whether the poet was mad, after which he would deal with him "in accordance with the law."

Czar-Crossed Writers Gary Saul Morson 2011

"We love the idea of those kilims mentioned in a novel like Lermontov's 'A Hero of Our Time,' where a nobleman would be traveling through the Caucasus in a great carriage, and he'd unroll his rugs to eat on for lunch."

Designing Russia Alexandra Marshall 2011

It is, as in all Dostoevski's novels, a rush and tumble of words with endless repetitions, mutterings aside, a verbal overflow which shocks the reader after, say, Lermontov's transparent and beautifully poised prose.

Canonical Writers 2008

It was obviously part of Lermontov's fictional plan to be more remote and more extreme than his predecessor.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

The "hero" of Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, Grigory Pechorin, was named for the River Pechora, somewhat farther to the north.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

Before his own pointless death Pushkin had begun, to Lermontov's infinite disgust, to compromise with the czar and the establishment.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

Much of the fascination that the book continues to exert is owing to its context, and none of the editions I possess, including Paul Foote's 1966 translation and now this very deft version by Hugh Aplin, has failed to include quite a deal of background material without which Mikhail Lermontov's brief, intricate masterpiece is difficult to appreciate.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

Before his own pointless death Pushkin had begun, to Lermontov's infinite disgust, to compromise with the czar and the establishment.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

The "hero" of Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, Grigory Pechorin, was named for the River Pechora, somewhat farther to the north.

A Doomed Young Man 2005

Much of the fascination that the book continues to exert is owing to its context, and none of the editions I possess, including Paul Foote's 1966 translation and now this very deft version by Hugh Aplin, has failed to include quite a deal of background material without which Mikhail Lermontov's brief, intricate masterpiece is difficult to appreciate.

A Doomed Young Man 2005