Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818-1883 creator Garnett, Constance 1861-1946 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev" is a novel first published in 1856. It explores the "superfluous man"—a brilliant, eloquent intellectual incapable of translating words into action. When the educated nobleman Rudin arrives at a country estate, his powerful speeches captivate everyone, especially the intelligent seventeen-year-old Natalya. As their relationship deepens, the central question emerges: can this man of magnificent ideas overcome his paralyzing inability to act? Set during Russia's reformist awakening, the novel examines a generation caught between grand ideals and practical impotence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Translation of: Рудин. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudin Release date is 2004-11-01 Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into English Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction Upper class -- Russia -- Fiction PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6900 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6900 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133159.0 6900