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Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons was an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, his best known work. The Fathers and Sons of the novel refers to the growing divide between the generations of Russians, and the character Yevgeny Bazarov has been referred to as the 'first Bolshevik', for his nihilism and rejection of the old order.
The title of this work in Russian is Отцы и дети (Ottsy i Deti), which literally means 'Fathers and Children'.
Major Characters
- Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov - landlord
- Pavel - Nikolai's brother
- Yevgeny Bazarov - medical student and novelist
- Arkady - Nikolai's son, Yevgeny's friend
- Anna Odintsova - love interest of Yevgeny
- Fenechka - Nikolai's mistress
Fathers and Sons is also the name of a short story by Ernest Hemingway from The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
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