Fathers and Children

Arkady, a university graduate, returns from St. Petersburg to his father's estate with his mentor Bazarov-a nihilist.Fathers and Children (also known as Fathers and Sons) is a novel written in 1862 by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev and published in Moscow by The Russian Messenger.The main theme of the novel is the conflict between two generations-the "fathers," the liberal serf owners, and the "children," nihilists who reject their authority and traditions.Turgenev's novel also helped popular...