Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) was born into the Russian landed gentry on his mother's estate in Oryol province. He studied at the Universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin, absorbing Western European philosophy and liberalism that would set him apart from both the Slavophile traditionalists and the radical nihilists of his day. His collection A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), which depicted the humanity of Russian serfs, is credited with influencing Tsar Alexander II's decision to emancipate them. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Fathers and Sons.