Nikolai Martynov
Nikolai Solomonovich Martynov (Russian: Николай Соломонович Мартынов; 1815–1875) was the Russian army officer who fatally shot the poet Mikhail Lermontov in a cliff-edge duel on July 27, 1841,[1] despite Lermontov's supposedly having made it known that he was going to shoot into the air.[2] At the same time, the details of the clash and the duel were largely hidden and mystified by Martynov and the seconds of both duelists before the military court, and not all of its details have been reconstructed reliably enough to date.[2]
In popular culture
- 1943 — In the film "Lermontov" (directed by Albert Gendelstein), Martynov was played by Pavel Massalsky.
- 1986 — In the film "Lermontov" (directed by Nikolai Burlyaev), Martynov was played by Yuri Moroz.
- 2025 — In the film "Lermontov" (directed by Bakur Bakuradze), Martynov was played by Yevgeny Romantsov.
References
- ↑ Ralston, William Ralston Shedden (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 484–485.
- 1 2 Павел Бaсинский (2026). "«Убит поэт». Павел Басинский о гибели Михаила Лермонтова". Год литературы. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
External links
- S. K. Kravchenko (1981). "МАРТЫ́НОВ Николай Соломонович (1815–75)" [Nikolai Solomonovich Martynov (1815–75)]. Lermontov Encyclopedia. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 20, 2018. (in Russian)
- L. M. Arinstein, V. A. Manuilov (1981). "ДУЭЛИ Лермонтова" [Duels of Lermontov]. Lermontov Encyclopedia. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 21, 2011. (in Russian)
- Brief Biography of Lermontov at faculty.virginia.edu with mention of the duel (in English)