Britannica
Sources used in this answer
Which poems did Mikhail Lermontov write during his final journey to the Caucasus?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Lermontov.
During his final journey to the Caucasus in 1841, Mikhail Lermontov experienced a significant surge of creative energy. His last notebook from this period contains several masterpieces of Russian lyric poetry, including:
- "Utes" ("The Cliff")
- "Spor" ("Argument")
- "Svidanye" ("Meeting")
- "Listok" ("A Leaf")
- "Net, ne tebya tak pylko ya lyublyu" ("No, It Was Not You I Loved So Fervently")
- "Vykhozhu odin ya na dorogu..." ("I Go to the Road Alone...")
- "Prorok" ("Prophet"), which was his final work1
These poems are noted for their maturity of thought and talent, reflecting the profound creative output of the Russian writer shortly before his death in Pyatigorsk.1