Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; ; – ), a Russian
Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after
Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian
Romanticism. His influence on later
Russian literature 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.