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Fathers and Sons

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

CliffsNotes on Fathers and Sons covers the growing divide between two generations of 19th-century Russians: the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russian tradition should continue, and the young nihilists like Yevgeny Bazarov, who questioned preconceived ideas and the old order. Author Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons influenced many of the great Russian novelists to come, most obviously Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Take the Quiz Which of the following is NOT a theme in Fathers and Sons?
  1. The changing class structure in modern Russia
  2. The importance of discipline in raising a child
  3. The natural antagonism between succeeding generations
  4. The contrast between the romantic past and the realistic present
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