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:Final Israeli Election Results Bolster Netanyahu’s LeadLens: Is This the Best Photo of the Year?Russian Court Orders Release of Michael Calvey, American BusinessmanPope Francis, in Plea for South Sudan Peace, Stuns Leaders by Kissing Their ShoesPalestinian Boycott Activist Denied Entry to United StatesJulian Assange, Astro Twins, Nipsey Hussle: Your Thursday Evening Briefing