Lermontov: Tragedy in the Causasus

Poet, cavalry officer, celebrity: Mikhail Lermontov moved in an atmosphere of political intrigue and personal recklessness, producing poetry considered second only to Pushkin´s in Russian literature and a career wich has often been compared to Byron´s. Betwen the salons an palaces of St.Petersburg and the savage splendour of the Caucasus -his "cuntry of marvels"- Lermontov lived his brief life without compromise.