The Princess of the Tide

Poem by Mikhail Lermontov

"The Princess of the Tide" (Russian: Морская царевна) is one of the last ballads by Mikhail Lermontov, written shortly before his death in 1841. In it, the poet expounds upon his classic theme, best captured in his masterpiece "Mtsyri," about the horrors of the loss of freedom and the value of paying its cost.

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Works by Mikhail Lermontov
Fiction
Plays
  • Menschen und Leidenschaften (1830)
  • A Strange Man (1831)
  • Masquerade (1835)
Poems


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