His early years were influenced by the Caucasus, prompting such dramas as The Spaniards and People and Passions. Later, he was exiled to the Caucasus, where he wrote The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov. Another drama by him is Strange Man, though he gained notoriety for his poetry, particularly 1840's Demon. He was prompted to write the poem Death of a Poet in 1837 upon the death of his idol Pushkin, but he is most famous for his novel about a duel fought between Grushnitsky and Pechorin. FTP, name this Russian writer 
His early years were influenced by the Caucasus, prompting such dramas as The Spaniards and People and Passions. Later, he was exiled to the Caucasus, where he wrote The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov. Another drama by him is Strange Man, though he gained notoriety for his poetry, particularly 1840's Demon. He was prompted to write the poem Death of a Poet in 1837 upon the death of his idol Pushkin, but he is most famous for his novel about a duel fought between Grushnitsky and Pechorin. FTP, name this Russian writer who also died in a duel, the author of A Hero of Our Time.
His early years were influenced by the Caucasus, prompting such dramas as The Spaniards and People and Passions.
Mikhail Yuriyevich {Lermontov}