Russia Dispatch: Turgenev Dissed Russia but Is Still Lionized as Literary Star by Touchy Kremlin The Russian government celebrates the writer Ivan Turgenev even though it scorns many of his negative views of his homeland and his embrace of Western, liberal values. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Taliban Commander in Afghanistan‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Turn Violent in ParisIsraeli Police Urge Bribery and Fraud Charges Against Netanyahu. Again. Killings of Journalists Show the Bloody Fingerprints of Organized Crime Macron Returns to a France in Turmoil, as Nation Weighs State of EmergencyEgyptian Actress Dressed to Impress. She Could Be Jailed for Debauchery.