English Grammar: Russian Language

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Russian Language

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов; IPA: October 15 October 3] 1814 – July 27 [. July 15] 1841), a, and sometimes called "the poet of the", became the most important Russian poet after's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of alongside Pushkin and the greatest figure in Russian . His influence on later is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.Lermontov was born in Moscow into a respectable noble family of the,and grew up on the estate in the village of Tarkhany . According to legend, his paternal family is descended from the Scottish Earls of Learmont, one of whom settled in Russia in the early 17th century, during the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov. The legendary Scottish poet (Thomas Learmonth) is thus claimed as a relative of Lermontov. The only ascertainable genealogical information states that the poet was descended from Yuri (George) Learmont, a Scottish officer in the Polish service who settled in Russia in the middle of 17th century