Turgenev's masterpiece about the conflict between generations is as fresh, outsp
oken, and exciting today as it was in when it was first published in 1862. The c
ontroversial portrait of Bazarov, the energetic, cynical, and self-assured 'nihi
list' who repudiates the romanticism of his elders, shook Russian society. Indee
d the image of humanity liberated by science from age-old conformities and preju
dices is one that can threaten establishments of any political or religious pers
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