Evgeniy Nikolaevich Guslyarov (b. April 1, 1946)_ modern Russian writer._ Description: The book is a documentary chronicle novel, the basic principles of which were first developed by V.V. Veresaev in the biographical narratives "Pushkin in Life" and "Gogol" in life`. The special appeal of this genre is that it retains the exciting power of testimony, the authority of the word of a contemporary eyewitness. The main goal of the book, entirely collected from quotes, is to create a comprehensive, three-dimensional image of Lermontov without bashful silences or smoothing over. It is intended for a wide range of readers interested in the history of literature in general and the life of the great Russian poet in particular.