First translated by Constance Garnett in 1895 Fathers and Children
was published in 1862 in The Russian Messenger and provoked
immediate controversy for its portrayal of the rise of the nihilist
movement. With its themes of love and redemption Fathers and
Children (or Fathers and Sons as it was also known) was written as
a response to the liberal movement that arose in Russia during the
1860s. The novel explores the growing disharmony between the
younger generation and the older generation in Russia and the
'children's' rejection of the existing values and authority of
their 'father's'. The main protagonist Yevgeny Bazarov is training
to be a doctor and is mentor to Arkady Kirsanov. Arkady's brother
Pavel and his father Nikolai represent the past while Arkady, as
the sentimentalist, represents the present. Bazarov, on the other
hand, represents the changing society as he rejects the old system
entirely. However, Bazarov finds it hard to reconcile his views
when he falls in love with Anna Sergeyvna Odintsov, a wealthy
widow. Widely regarded as Turgenev's most powerful work and the
first modern novel in Russian Literature, Fathers and Children
helped to establish Turgenev's name in the West.
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