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:Bangladesh Orders Statue of Woman at Supreme Court Put Back UpMuslim Women in India Challenge ‘Instant Divorce’ LawNews Analysis: Melania Trump, in Supporting Role, Shows Subdued Star Power on TripHalf a Million Displaced by Floods in Sri LankaThe Future of European Transit: Driverless and UtilitarianNorth Korea Fires Missile That Lands in Sea Between Korea and Japan