# Ivan Turgenev — Memoirs of a Revolutionist character guide

> Ivan Turgenev in Memoirs of a Revolutionist by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Turgenev

**First appearance:** 0033-i

## Who they are

Famous Russian novelist encountered in literary circles.

## Relationships

### [Peter Kropotkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/characters/peter_kropotkin)

_social_

Turgenev was a famous writer and acquaintance of Kropotkin, with their interactions reflecting intellectual and literary circles.

### [Peter Kropotkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/characters/peter_kropotkin)

_social_

Turgenev was a famous writer and acquaintance of Kropotkin, with their interactions reflecting intellectual and literary circles.

## In the story

### [Entering the Corps of Pages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned for his note on Gogol's death, which led to his exile.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as the author of 'Fathers and Sons,' which depicted the reaction against art among Russian youth.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/viii)

Kept Hérzen informed about government circles; praised Hérzen's style.

### [Chapter IX: The Tsar and the Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/ix)

His novel 'Smoke' is referenced for its depiction of the Princess X., the Emperor's mistress.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/xii)

Author of 'Fathers and Sons,' which coined the term 'nihilism'; his character Bazarov is critiqued as too harsh and insufficiently civic-minded.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/vi)

Kropotkin meets Turgenev in Paris, discusses literature, cultural differences, and Turgenev's views on Hamlet and Don Quixote.

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