The year 1891 was marked by the 50th anniversary of Mikhail Lermontov’s death: the event gave rise to many publications of his works, including illustrated ones. The edition prepared by the Ivan Kushnerev & Company Printing Shop and the Pryanishnikov’s Bookstore can boast of many famous painters’ contribution.
This edition included illustrations by such famous Russian artists as Ivan Aivazovsky, Viktor Vasnetsov, Vasily Polenov, Ilya Repin, Valentin Serov, Ivan Shishkin, and others. Mikhail Vrubel also took part in the project, and his works stood out.
Nikolay Wrangel, an art historian and the brother of one of the leaders of the White movement during the Civil War, reviewed this publication and wrote the following,
This edition included illustrations by such famous Russian artists as Ivan Aivazovsky, Viktor Vasnetsov, Vasily Polenov, Ilya Repin, Valentin Serov, Ivan Shishkin, and others. Mikhail Vrubel also took part in the project, and his works stood out.
Nikolay Wrangel, an art historian and the brother of one of the leaders of the White movement during the Civil War, reviewed this publication and wrote the following,