""Smoke"" is a novel by Ivan Turgenev, first published in 1867. The story revolves around a group of Russian aristocrats who gather at a country estate to escape the pressures of city life. The protagonist, Grigory Mikhailovich Litvinov, is a young man who has returned to Russia after studying in Germany. He is in love with a woman named Tatyana, but she is engaged to a wealthy, older man named Potugin. Litvinov is also reunited with his former love, Irina, who is now married to a wealthy landowner. The novel explores ...
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""Smoke"" is a novel by Ivan Turgenev, first published in 1867. The story revolves around a group of Russian aristocrats who gather at a country estate to escape the pressures of city life. The protagonist, Grigory Mikhailovich Litvinov, is a young man who has returned to Russia after studying in Germany. He is in love with a woman named Tatyana, but she is engaged to a wealthy, older man named Potugin. Litvinov is also reunited with his former love, Irina, who is now married to a wealthy landowner. The novel explores themes of love, social class, and the conflict between traditional Russian values and Western influences. It is considered one of Turgenev's most significant works and a classic of Russian literature.1919. Turgenieff (Turgenev), novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his detailed descriptions about everyday live in Russia in the 19th century, he portrayed realistically the peasantry and the rising intelligentsia in its attempt to move the country into a new age. Smoke is the story of European community roots and changes, reflected both in Russian politics and in the lives of two individuals who find philosophies diverging. An excellent story of change permeating into all levels of society. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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If you want to know what it was like to be in a Rhine gambling resort in the mid 19th century read Smoke.
The mix of people could no doubt be seen in modern Las Vegas but without Russian aristocrats, Lenin saw to that!
Turgenev is a master writer, this is I think not his best work, I like "Sportsmans Sketches" this is a personal thing, but this is like saying the modern Rolls Royce is not as good as the old ones, they are all brilliant.
Turgenev, a most human man, put Russian writers on the word map, they never left it since.
