Rudin (Finnish Edition) [Finnish]

By Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A man can awaken conviction in others and still falter when conviction demands action. Dmitri Nikolajevitsch Rudin arrives in provincial Russian society armed with learning, eloquence and philosophical ideals, yet without the financial security that might give those ideals practical force. In salons and across neighbouring country estates, his arguments about education, science, freedom and human progress command attention, exposing the uneasy distance between persuasive speech and lived character. Natalia Aleksejevna responds to Rudin's intellectual power, and their relationship brings his principles into direct conflict with love, social constraint and familial authority. Their charged connection sharpens the novel's central question: can a gifted speaker embody the courage and sacrifice he inspires in others? Rather than offering easy answers, this work of Russian literary fiction examines how youthful aspiration is tested when private feeling meets the expectations of an ordered social world. Summer gardens, groves, riverside grounds and country roads provide the setting for a social novel driven as much by conversation as by circumstance. Extended debates become contests of temperament and purpose, revealing how ideas can unsettle established assumptions even when their advocate struggles to act upon them. The focus remains firmly on intellectual influence-its reach, its seductions and its limits-and on the difficult divide between understanding one's duty and fulfilling it. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Finnish
• ISBN: 9378416454
• ISBN13: 9789378416453
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"