Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov is one of the mostbright representatives of Russian literature. His pen belongs to very profound statements, stunning poems, dramatic poems. It's not just a writer or a poet - it's a Person with a capital letter. And many of his followers and contemporaries composed entire statements about Lermontov. The most famous of them should be considered.
Thoughts of Belinsky
Very interesting statements about Lermontov,belonging to Belinsky. However, before starting to consider them, it should be noted that Vissarion Grigorievich was a revolutionary democrat, and he wrote many things, being influenced by conciliation. So some of his statements about Lermontov contradict each other. Belinsky was a complex man, and his thoughts were accordingly. But from this less interesting they do not become.
It is interesting that many of Lermontov's worksbecame what helped Belinsky to free himself from the errors that had worried him. Many scholars and literary scholars of the Soviet period spoke about this. However, Vissarion Grigorievich did not write a single article devoted to Lermontov. Although not just going to. But his statements about M. Yu. Lermontov show that this man had great respect for the writer. He writes that his work is not grief, lack of faith and desolation, but the real power of thought and detailed analysis. This all served as an instrument in the battle for a completely new ideology. For what, without which it would not have been possible to create anything new. Belinsky felt this very subtly.
He also noted that the poem for this poet wasonly a means of expressing his thoughts, which, despite their depth, amazed with simple truth. One of Belinsky's numerous statements should be cited. He, like many other figures, did not hesitate to compare this great poet with Alexander Sergeyevich and expressed it this way: "Pushkin has a sincerity and grace, and Lermontov has an acute and burning strength, steel transparency and incredible simplicity of expression." Many critics, studying the statements about Lermontov, owned by Vissarion Grigorievich, say that he sympathized with him more than Pushkin.
The opinions of the great
Considering the statements of the poets about Lermontov,should also note the words belonging to the publicists. These people in a special way refer to the issue of criticism and analysis of the works of other authors - with greater insidiousness, attentiveness and objectivity. For example, Alexander Herzen, a Russian publicist and philosopher, said that Lermontov is one of the prophets of our Russian people. Nikolai Chernyshevsky confidently stated that this writer and his work will play a huge role both in literature and in the development of social thought. He and his close friend Dobrolyubov almost by heart knew the lyrics, which belonged to the pen of Mikhail Yurievich.
Foreign figures about the great Russian poet
Стоит отметить, что существуют мнгочисленные statements about Lermontev, belonging to foreign writers, translators and philosophers. The famous German poet Friedrich Bodenstedt, for example, was a great admirer of the works of Mikhail Yuryevich. He said that the artistic truth that the poet so skillfully expresses in his works is impossible not to penetrate. Bodenstedt argued that although Lermonov was a subjective poet, he had no objectivity. He knew how to reflect the truth of his time in his own works, showing all his trashy and good features. That is how the German writer spoke about the great poet.
Ivan Turgenev and his memories of Lermontov
Not all the great sayings about Lermontov are sointeresting as those that belong to no less great literary figure Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev. He recalled with pleasure his meetings with Mikhail Yuryevich. Ivan Turgenev wrote that he saw him only two times: “There was something gloomy, tragic and ominous in his appearance, he could feel unkind power and pensive contempt. His dark face and dark motionless eyes were filled with passion. The power that emanated from him , felt everyone present. His eyes did not laugh when he laughed. " And this is not all that Ivan Sergeevich writes about Lermontov. But one thing is certain. Absolutely all the figures of that time and later - they respected Mikhail Yuryevich. This is truly one of the most prominent representatives of Russian literature of the XIX century.
