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nicktraynor 's review for:
Rudin
by Ivan Turgenev
Turgenev seems to gravitate towards wanderers and idealists as subjects of his novels; perhaps because he was these things himself. Rudin makes a strong and favourable first impression, followed closely by a reactionary loathing, but Lezhnyov speaks with a sympathetic voice in his favour and that makes the reader second-guess themselves and look into their own prejudices. Turgenev is a skilful character portraitist and he demonstrates his knowledge of both Russian and European personalities well in this piece. It is sometimes tempting to think of Turgenev as a little boring, but there is a depth of realism and subtlety in his work that is not always memorable, but which captures you in the moments of reading.