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Turgenev was the most liberal-spirited and unqualifiedly humane of all the great nineteenth-century Russian novelists, and in Virgin Soil , his biggest and most ambitious work, he sought to balance his deep affection for his country and his people with his growing apprehensions... Read Full Overview

Turgenev's final novel, Virgin Soil traces the destinies of several middle-class revolutionaries who seek to "go to the people" by working on the land and instilling democratic ideas in the countryside's locals. They include the daydreaming impoverished young tutor Nezhdanov... Read Full Overview

Virgin Soil is an 1877 novel by Ivan Turgenev. It was Turgenev's sixth and final novel as well as his longest and most ambitious. The novel centres on a depiction of some of the young people in late nineteenth century Russia who decided to reject the standard cultural mores of... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

VIRGIN SOIL by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883) is his last and longest novel. In it he finally says everything yet unsaid on the subject of social change, idealism and yet futility of revolutions, serfs and peasants, and the upper classes. The hero, Nezhdanov -- the disillusioned... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Slavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make... Read Full Overview

VIRGIN SOIL by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883) is his last and longest novel. In it he finally says everything yet unsaid on the subject of social change, idealism and yet futility of revolutions, serfs and peasants, and the upper classes. The hero, Nezhdanov -- the disillusioned... Read Full Overview

Set in 19th century Russia, Virgin Soil is a timeless story of political intrigue, romance, and social commentary. It tells the story of a group of young radicals who seek to overthrow the established order and create a new society, and the obstacles they face along the way... Read Full Overview

Ivan Turgenev was an influential Russian novelist and short story writer during the 19th century, and his first collection, A Sportsman's Sketches , continues to be popular today.

"Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev is a novel that delves into the political and social changes that occurred in Russia, during the 19th century, focusing on the themes of revolution and social transformation. The narrative centers around a group of young idealists who are deeply... Read Full Overview

Virgin Soil, est un livre classique et a t consid r comme important tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanit . Afin que ce livre ne soit jamais oubli , chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour le pr server en le r ditant dans un format moderne pour les g n rations... Read Full Overview

Turgenev was the most liberal-spirited and humane of all the great nineteenth-century Russian novelists, and in Virgin Soil, his biggest and most ambitious work, he sought to balance his deep affection for his country and its people with his growing apprehensions about what their... Read Full Overview