A biographical novel that meticulously recreates the dramatic fate of the great Russian poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov through the lens of his personal correspondence, archival documents, and conversations with contemporaries. The author delves deeply into the phenomenon of early maturation, inner loneliness, and the poet’s unique gift for epistolary writing—whose life was tragically cut short in a duel at the age of 27. The book offers the reader a new, psychologically precise view of the inner world of a genius, whose thoughts and aspirations are skillfully woven into the very fabric of the narrative style.