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A review by helgamharb
Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev
4.0
“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.”
It is the late 19th century in Russia.
A group of young men and women are fed up with the aristocracy and life of luxury. They want a better future for their beloved Russia than corruption and misery. Therefore, they decide to become simplified; join the “ordinary people” and live among the peasants and workers and try to convert as many as they can.
There are some major and minor characters who all play important roles in the story.
Nejdanov with his own ideas and dreams of the future, who is torn between his aristocratic past and the future he craves. He is a typical Nihilist.
Solomin who is enigmatic and cautious and you may say the cool-headed of the group.
Mariana, who would do anything for the cause. In my opinion Mariana is the strongest of them all. She is a typical future Communist, a “fighter for the cause to the death” kind of woman, a true believer.
There are moments when one must not think of oneself.
It is the late 19th century in Russia.
A group of young men and women are fed up with the aristocracy and life of luxury. They want a better future for their beloved Russia than corruption and misery. Therefore, they decide to become simplified; join the “ordinary people” and live among the peasants and workers and try to convert as many as they can.
There are some major and minor characters who all play important roles in the story.
Nejdanov with his own ideas and dreams of the future, who is torn between his aristocratic past and the future he craves. He is a typical Nihilist.
Solomin who is enigmatic and cautious and you may say the cool-headed of the group.
Mariana, who would do anything for the cause. In my opinion Mariana is the strongest of them all. She is a typical future Communist, a “fighter for the cause to the death” kind of woman, a true believer.
There are moments when one must not think of oneself.