Pechorin and smugglers
In Lermontov’s novel The Hero of Our Time, the story “Taman” stands apart. Opening the “Pechorin’s Magazine”, that is, his diary entries, this story at the same time reveals the inner world of the hero. “Another’s soul – darkness” – this proverb as well as possible characterizes the general gloomy-mysterious atmosphere of “Taman”. Chronologically, this … Read more