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Encyclopedia > A Sportsman's Sketches

A Sportsman's Sketches was an 1852 collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev that is often credited with persuading Tsar Alexander II of Russia to liberate the serfs in 1861. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is in need of attention. ... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́нев, November 9, 1818, Orel, Russia - September 3, 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France ) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Costumes of Slaves or Serfs, from the Sixth to the Twelfth Centuries, collected by H. de Vielcastel, from original Documents in the great Libraries of Europe. ...


External links

  • English version of text
  • Full text of A Sportsman's Sketches in the original Russian at Alexei Komarov's Internet Library

 

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