Visit to the Lermontov Memorial Estate Tarkhany 2014-10-15 18:00:00 Lermontovo, Penza Region Vladimir Putin visited the Lermontov National Memorial Estate Tarkhany. October 15 marks 200 years since the birth of Russian poet and writer Mikhail Lermontov (1814–1841). The President looked around the estate and laid flowers at Lermontov’s grave, which is located in the family chapel. Mr Putin then visited the museum’s educational centre, where he looked over an exhibition on Lermontov’s life and work – Stages on a Brief Road.