Lermontov

American  

[lair-muhn-tawf, -tof, lyer-muhn-tuhf] / ˈlɛər mənˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf, ˈlyɛr mən təf /

noun

1. Mikhail Yurievich 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.

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Lermontov British  

/ ˈljɛrməntəf /

noun

1. Mikhail Yurievich (mixaˈil ˈjurjɪvitʃ). 1814–41, Russian novelist and poet: noted esp for the novel A Hero of Our Time (1840)

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Example Sentences

A deputy battalion commander who goes by the call-sign "Lermontov" was in a reflective and dark mood.

From BBC

I read a collection of Russian short stories, including “The Shot,” by Pushkin, and “Taman,” by Lermontov, in Nome, Alaska, in a fogged-in hotel a short flight from the Russian border.

From New York Times

The European Space Agency said the captured image shows the Northern Hemisphere and Mercury’s characteristic pock-marked features, among them the 103-mile-wide Lermontov crater.

From Washington Times

In a previous interview, he pointed out that there is a tradition in Russian literature of military officers turning their experiences into books – Tolstoy, Lermontov and Solzhenitsyn.

From The Guardian

Finally, Swinton cited the seminal 1948 ballet film, “The Red Shoes,” and its charismatic maestro Lermontov, who must persuade the dancer, “the interpreter of his work, to choose art above life.”

From New York Times