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Russian writer (1818–1883)

Also known as: Iwan Sergejewitsch Turgenew, Ivan Sergeevič Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, Ivan Turgenjev, Ivan Turgenjew

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Known works

Отцы и дети (1999)
Zapiski okhotnika
Turgenev
Briefe
Novʹ