How did Mikhail Lermontov die?

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Lermontov, Mikhail — Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Lermontov.

Mikhail Lermontov died on July 27, 1841, in Pyatigorsk, Russia, after being killed in a duel with another officer, N.S. Martynov.1

The conflict arose in an atmosphere of intrigue and hostility, as some of the young people Lermontov encountered in the city envied his fame or feared his sharp tongue, eventually provoking the fatal confrontation. Following his death, he was initially buried in the local municipal cemetery before his remains were later moved to the Arsenyev family vault at the Tarkhana estate in 1842.1