People were taken by Mikhail Lermontov for the atheist. In his poem he proves that he can pray, believe the Holy words. His grandmother was proud of this act. The writer appeared before the people as a frivolous person. Nobody knew what was happening inside him, because thoughts are impossible to read.
The history of the poem.
Mikhail Lermontov wrote the poem in the late period, people learned about it in 1939. The reason for the creation of the poem became M. A. Shcherbatov. At that time the poet was courting her. The girl advised the poet to pray that the disappointment can be cured by prayer to God. No one knows what the writer felt when creating a poem, he did not believe the Holy forces, was skeptical believers. In the end, was born "Prayer." She became a model of Christian lyrics. Short-term, the poet has gained high popularity. "The prayer" are still studying, learn by heart, because a more beautiful poem there. After reading it, one gains faith in herself and inner strength to help survive the difficult life period. After a time on a poem put to music of the composer Mikhail Glinka. In the end, "Prayer" turned into a romance.
The theme and idea.
In the poem the hero fights with the cruel world, he needs to find the strength to overcome life's challenges. The poem can be attributed to the philosophical lyrics because from the first row describes the problem. Not so easy to solve all at once, the hero has only one right way to pray. It was the words of prayer, comfort, protect, hero feels an inner strength that he manages to overcome their own fears. Not so easy to purify the soul, to do this, sincerely to repent, to believe in each line of the prayer. This will help save from trouble. Lermontov tells about the sins, not asking for any other way to clean the soul, he only prays, repeating the same words. Him feel better he finds a way to overcome obstacles. This poem touches on religion, this is just the beginning. The author did not once think about himself, his work will appear in another row on religious themes.
