Turgenev Library

The Turgenev Public Library, founded in 1875, emerged from a joint initiative of three groups active within the Russian-speaking exile community: female medical students, young revolutionaries, and prominent educated expatriates. United in their opposition to the authoritarian Russian regime, they laid the foundation for an institution that, with the support of Ivan Turgenev and other established intellectuals, has since lived several distinct lives. With each new wave of political emigration an

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The Turgenev Public Library, founded in 1875, emerged from a joint initiative of three groups active within the Russian-speaking exile community: female medical students, young revolutionaries, and prominent educated expatriates. United in their opposition to the authoritarian Russian regime, they laid the foundation for an institution that, with the support of Ivan Turgenev and other established intellectuals, has since lived several distinct lives. With each new wave of political emigration an

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