Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, born at the beginning of the 19th century, is considered a recognized master of social and psychological novels. The writer created vivid images not only of representatives of the outgoing noble era, but also of new heroes of his time - democrats and commoners. Mastering the Russian language and psychology, Turgenev had a significant impact on the development of Russian and world literature.
When and where was I. S. Turgenev
The future master of the living word was born on October 28 (November 9), 1818, into a family of nobles who lived in Orel. Turgenev's father came from a very old family and at one time was a hussar officer, a captain of the Cavalry regiment. The writer's mother came from a wealthy landowner family.
Ivan Sergeevich's childhood years were spent in the family estate Spasskoye-Lutovinovo. His trustees and educators were teachers and tutors who came from Germans and Swiss. Serf nannies also took care of the child. Little Ivan grew up in rather harsh conditions. An atmosphere of autocracy reigned in the parents' estate. A rare day for young Turgenev was without punishment from the domineering mother, who in this way taught her son to order.
Personal experience and observation of the life of forced peasants from a young age awakened in Turgenev an aversion to serfdom.
As a child, Turgenev did not like to tinker with toys. He had a very strong interest in nature, which attracted him to itself with its mystery, inscrutability and simplicity. Young Turgenev loved to wander through the forest and park for a long time, he often visited the pond. The hunters and foresters who lived on the estate encouraged the emerging interest of the future writer to nature, telling him about the life of birds and forest animals.
In 1827, the Turgenev family moved to Moscow, where Ivan received his education under the guidance and supervision of private teachers. Much later, the writer admitted that he was very acutely worried about breaking ties with his usual former life.
The history of the Turgenevs' house
The house and estate of the Turgenevs were located in the present Soviet district of the city of Orel. Since the time of its initial development, the city has been subject to frequent fires. Wooden houses were placed quite close to each other, therefore, entire city blocks often perished in the destructive fire element. Historical sources contain indications that in one of these fires the house where Turgenev was born subsequently burned down.
The Turgenevs' estate occupied almost the entire quarter entirely along the streets of Borisoglebskaya and Georgievskaya. Unfortunately, historians have not been able to find a reliable image of the writer's home.
A few years after the fire, a one-story house was built on the site of the burned-down building, which subsequently passed in turn to several owners.
In modern Oryol, there are no buildings on the site of the former Turgenevs' house. A memorial plaque dedicated to the writer is fortified a little in the back of the courtyard, on the wall of the administrative building.
