by Mikhail Lermontov
"A Hero of Our Time," written by Mikhail Lermontov, was first published in Russia as "Geroy Nashego Vremeni." The novel is set in the Russian Caucasus in the 1830s. Grigory Pechorin is a bored, self-centered, and cynical young army officer who believes in nothing. With impunity he toys with the love of women and the goodwill of men. He is brave, determined, and willful, but his energies and potential are wasted,...
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