Eternal conflict of fathers and sons

In this episode of What to do and Who's to blame of the Russian Literature, I'm looking at Faters and Sons by Ivan Turgenev. As always I talk you through Turgenev's biography, recap the plot for the book and then get into themes. Translation by Richard Hare used in this video. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Biography 11:05 Plot summary 20:59 Themes 21:25 Bazarov and nihilism 28:15 Two conflicts 36:02 Literary aspects 39:37 Personal sidebar