A Sportsman's Sketches

Interesting Facts

• The book consists of 25 stories, each describing a separate episode from the lives of peasants and landowners.
• The work played a significant role in the abolition of serfdom in Russia.
• Turgenev used real observations and impressions he gained during his hunting trips in his native regions.
• The book was initially banned from publication in Russia after the first stories were released, but censorship was later relaxed.
• Many characters in the book have prototypes from real life, giving the stories particular authenticity and liveliness.
• The work was highly praised by Turgenev's contemporaries, including writers like Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
• The book had a significant impact on the development of Russian literature and became a classic of world literature.