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turgenev: fighting for the serf on his turf

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave

Ivan Turgenov was Russia’s great emancipator. He helped bring freedom to the serfs by the devastating method of showing what their lives were like through his short stories… ..As A Sportman’s Sketches appeared one by one in The Contemporary, their … Continue reading →

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turgenev: sportman’s sketch

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave

Turgenev was the great emancipator of the Russian serf. He helped bring freedom to the serfs by an ingeniously devastating method: Ivan Turgenev showed them what their lives were like… The inception of the Sketches was casual. In 1847 Turgenev … Continue reading →

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turgenev: unchain the serfs

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Dave

Turgenev and the abolition of serfdom. More than they bargained for… …The government’s anti-intellectual drive had effectively crippled the Russian universities, and so, in 1838, Turgenev, like most of his fellow countrymen who wanted a serious education, headed for Berlin. … Continue reading →

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turgenev: end to serfdom

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Dave

…Turgenev’s passion for liberty was already well developed when he entered Moscow Uinversity in 1833. It was a tradition that had come to him, some might say, by heredity: his father’s cousin Nicholas had been a leader of the Decembrist … Continue reading →

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