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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a prominent Russian novelist, poet, and playwright known for his contributions to Russian realism, particularly with his collection of short stories 'Memories of a Hunter' published in 1852. He studied at prestigious institutions in Russia and Germany, and his works, including 'Fathers and Sons,' explored themes of love and generational conflict, coining the term 'nihilist.' Turgenev was the first Russian writer to achieve fame in Western Europe and played a significant role in the social reforms of his time.

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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a prominent Russian novelist, poet, and playwright known for his contributions to Russian realism, particularly with his collection of short stories 'Memories of a Hunter' published in 1852. He studied at prestigious institutions in Russia and Germany, and his works, including 'Fathers and Sons,' explored themes of love and generational conflict, coining the term 'nihilist.' Turgenev was the first Russian writer to achieve fame in Western Europe and played a significant role in the social reforms of his time.

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Ivan Sergeyevich TurgenevRussian:Иван Сергеевич Тургенев;

OriolNovember 9, 1818 —BougivalSeptember 3, 1883) was a


novelist, poet, writer of short stories and novels, translator,playwrighte
disseminator of Russian literature in the West.

Her first major publication, a collection of short stories entitled


Memories of a Hunter (1852) was a landmark of Russian realism, and its
romanceCountry and Childrenis considered one of the masterpieces offictionRussian
do19th century.[1]

In 1827, the family moved toMoscow, where the young Ivan studied,
ending up entering theUniversity of Saint Petersburg, at that time the
most prestigious of the Russian Empire, in the year 1834. There, he studiedphilosophye
due to the early attainment of her bachelor's degree at the age of nineteen
age, published a first collection ofpoems.[1]

Then it set off to theGermanyin order to continue his studies


naUniversity of Berlin, where he remained until 1841, having debated
especially with the ideas ofHegelprofessor and rector of that university.
He returned to Russia and, after obtaining his degree from
Moscow State Universityheld a position at the Ministry of
Internal Administration.

In 1843, he published the first book worthy of attention from critics,


Parasha met the great love of her life, an opera singer.
Spanish nationality, married, namedPauline Viardot.[1] O
the relationship between both extended into old age, with the
consent and the complicity of the soloist's husband.

After the appearance of works such as Razgovor (1843), Pomeshchik (1846)


eDnevnik Lishnego Cheloveka(1850), Turguêniev estabeleceu
definitely his reputation as a writer in 1852, when publishing
Hunter's NotesMemories of a hunter)[1]Composed of several
tales, the work revolved around a young aristocrat who begins to discover
the truth and the wisdom in the lives of the peasants who work in their
property. It is said that the book greatly contributed to the Tsar
Alexander II of Russiato make the decision to free the servants throughout the
Russia and that, before him, Turgenev himself had done it in his
domains, releasing about five thousand serfs.

He became the first Russian writer to gain fame in Western Europe,


also thanks to the emergence of novelsRudin(1856), Nest of
nobres (1859) and Na véspera (1860), works that significantly reflected the
your love for Pauline, often idealizing the desire for a deeper union
completing, others rethinking the threshold of the love triangle.

The publication ofFathers and Sons(Country and children), in 1862, a novel that narrated
the conflict of a young studentMedicine, Yevgeny Bazarov, who
rejects both the conservatism of older generations and the
unbridled radicalism of the youth. Turgenev dubbed the protagonist
of "nihilist", thus coining the term.

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