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Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

Also known as: Michail Jurjewitsch Lermontow, Michail Jur'evič Lermontov, Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov, Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov, Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов, ميخائيل ليرمنتوف

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Known works

Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ v desi︠a︡ti tomakh
Герой нашего времени (1916)
A hero of our time
Geroĭ nashego vremeni
Geroi nashego vremeni