Project Gutenberg 2023-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Turgenieff, Iwan Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Rudin $aFinland :$bOtava, $c1896. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudin Translation of: Рудин. Tapio Riikonen "Rudin" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the social relationships and emotional undercurrents within a group of characters, primarily focusing on the wealthy widow Aleksandra Pavlovna Lipin and the arrival of a new character, Dmitri Nikolaitsch Rudin, who evokes both admiration and skepticism from those around him. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to a serene summer morning as Aleksandra Pavlovna sets out for a neighboring village to check on a sick acquaintance. The scene is vivid with the description of the countryside, evoking a sense of tranquility amidst the impending drama of her visit. Upon reaching the village, she inquires about the health of the elderly Matrona, showcasing her kindheartedness. The introduction of Rudin comes later in the opening, where he is depicted as an intriguing yet unassuming figure, generating curiosity among the characters regarding his intellect and presence. The dialogue threads between the other characters hint at underlying tensions and societal critiques, setting the stage for the unfolding relationships and conflicts central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230105094424turgenev 1896 FI Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction Upper class -- Russia -- Fiction Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 340305 2025-07-28T06:47:39.208869 text/html 340120 340127 2024-12-29T07:47:34.124862 2023-09-30T09:06:19.588545 text/html text/html 186530 2025-07-28T06:47:45.784827 application/epub+zip 191082 2025-07-28T06:47:41.182868 application/epub+zip 191082 2025-07-28T06:47:39.990874 application/epub+zip 334803 2025-07-28T06:47:49.011835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313146 2025-07-28T06:47:44.952844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302354 2025-07-28T06:47:38.833922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302104 2023-06-03T19:35:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19181 2025-07-28T06:47:49.153810 application/rdf+xml 10993 2025-07-28T06:47:40.531851 image/jpeg 2813 2025-07-28T06:47:40.248861 image/jpeg 112603 2023-06-03T19:35:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 181859 2025-07-28T06:47:39.245855 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia