Ivan Turgenev Biography in 6 Minutes

A concise introduction to the author's life, family, works, and controversies.
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 Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was born on November 9, 1818, in Oryol, Russia, into a wealthy noble family. His father, Sergei Nikolaevich Turgenev, was a cavalry officer from an aristocratic lineage, while his mother, Varvara Petrovna Lutovinova, was a...