Ivan Turgenev

The book exhibition is devoted to the 195th birth anniversary of Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), one of the greatest European writers of the 19th entury, the bright representative of the "Golden Age" of Russian prose.

In the his lifetime Turgenev had an indisputable artistic authority in Russia and was one of the most known Russian writers in the Europe. The master of language and psychological analysis, Ivan Turgenev exerted an essential influence on the development of Russian and world literatures.

The book exposition My soul and thoughts belong to Russia… includes about 70 editions: Turgenev’s collections of writing and selected works, articles, notes and prosaic sketches, verses, letters, poems, short stories, essays and novels, as well as books about the writer’s life and creative career.

Collections of Ivan Turgenev’s works published in his lifetime are also on display.

The exposition presents the writer’s most known works: Hunter’s Sketches (1991), Asya (2009), Fathers and Sons (2008), A Nest of Gentlefolk. On the Eve (1993), the collection of short stories A Strange Story (1991), and the collection of prose poetry Senilia (1976).

A particular place in the exposition is given to editions dedicated to the writer’s creative career, outlook and life.

The monograph of N.P. Generalov I.S. Tiurgenev: Russia and Europe (2003) reveals the little-known facts from the writer’s life. The book is about relations between Turgenev and Russian emigrants, known French writers and the family of Polina Viardo.

The first Russian publication of the collection of A. Zvigilsky Ivan Turgenev and France (2008) includes articles of the eminent French researcher, creator of Ivan Turgenev Museum in Bougival (France) devoted to life and work of the outstanding Russian writer in France.

The exhibition will be interesting to a wide circle of readers.

The exposition is located on the 3rd floor in the circular hall and runs from 4th July to 31st December, 2013.