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Fathers and Sons - World Classics Book Description The novel Fathers and Sons, which is considered the first modern novel published in Russia and centers on the conflict between generations, had a great impact when it was published. The reaction to the novel grew so much that Turgenev had to leave the country. Doctor Bazarov, the protagonist of the novel, not only challenges his bigoted family members with his attitude that prioritizes science, but also rebels against all traditional institutions and authority. The novel, which reveals both the development and burning brutality of the revolutionary thought in Russia of the period and the disintegration of the strict conservatism in its last periods, perhaps triggered the chain of events that resulted in Turgenev's leaving his homeland and caused the author to die in Paris due to homesickness, but at the same time, Turgenev's novel It enabled him to gain a well-deserved reputation around the world and to be accepted as one of the most important Russian writers. (From the Promotional Bulletin)