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Ivan Turgenev

1818 - 1883

­Ivan Turgenev was a novelist, poet and playwright known for his detailed descriptions of everyday life in 19th century Russia.

Although Turgenev was overshadowed by his contemporaries, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy, he remains a major figure of 19th century Russian literature.

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