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Ivan Turgenev stands as a towering figure in Russian literature, renowned for his realistic and affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry. He offered penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia striving to usher their country into a new age. Unlike contemporaries who focused on religious themes, Turgenev was deeply concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia. His masterful novel is considered one of the greatest works of the nineteenth century.