Celebrities Who Were Killed by Their Fans
Mikhail Lermontov
Widely considered one of Russia's great poets and leading voice in Russian Romanticism, Mikhail Lermontov was shot and killed at the age of 26, when his friend, Nikolai Martynov, challenged him to a duel. According to Russia Beyond, Lermontov was also a rising author and painter, who was reportedly "very spoiled" and relentlessly tormented his friends with "harsh jokes" and "mean caricatures" that gave him the reputation of being a "spiteful and acerbic person." It is believed that Lermontov talked so much trash that Martynov decided to kill him.
Moscow Times reports that in 1841, Martynov — Lermontov's former military schoolmate — challenged the outspoken poet to a duel at the base of the Mashuk mountain after Lermontov "mocked him for mimicking a romantic hero." Lermontov fired his gun into the air, but was shot through the heart and died instantly. His funeral was attended by thousands of mourners.
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2022-03-26