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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818–1883) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. Born on November 9, 1818, in the Oryol region of the Russian Empire, he belonged to a noble family and spent much of his youth on the family estate, Spasskoye-Lutovinovo. He spent significant periods abroad in Western Europe, which influenced his cosmopolitan outlook and liberal ideas.

Turgenev is associated with Russian realism and is often seen as a bridge between Romanticism and realism.

His writing is characterized by clear, subdued style, keen character psychology, and a restrained irony. The

Turgenev’s international reputation grew from his years in Europe, and his works were widely translated and

His
early
collection
A
Sportsman’s
Sketches
(1852)
exposed
the
life
of
serfs
and
the
social
tensions
of
Russia,
influencing
public
opinion
and
reformist
discourse.
His
notable
novels
include
Rudin
(1856),
a
psychological
portrait
of
an
impulsive
idealist,
and
Fathers
and
Sons
(1862),
which
centers
on
generational
conflict
and
the
rise
of
nihilism
in
a
changing
society.
He
also
produced
numerous
short
stories
and
plays,
celebrated
for
their
precise
observation
and
economical
prose.
formal
polish
and
international
sensibility
of
his
work
helped
elevate
Russian
literature
on
a
European
stage,
contributing
to
the
broader
tradition
of
literary
realism.
read
by
generations
of
readers.
He
died
on
August
3,
1883,
in
Bougival,
near
Paris,
France.
He
is
remembered
as
a
central
figure
in
19th-century
Russian
literature,
valued
for
his
sensitive
portraits
of
individuals
amid
social
change.