The Princess of the Tide

"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:

Works by Mikhail Lermontov

Fiction	Princess Ligovskaya (1836) A Hero of Our Time (1840)

Plays	Menschen und Leidenschaften (1830) A Strange Man (1831) Masquerade (1835)

Poems	"Spring" (1830) Boyarin Orsha (1836) Sashka (1836) Borodino (1837) "Death of the Poet" (1837) The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov (1837) "The Fugitive" (1838) The Tambov Treasurer's Wife (1838) The Novice (1840) Demon (1841) "The Princess of the Tide" (1841) "Valerik" (1841)

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