Reading Home of the Gentry | Alexandria
Read Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. Exposing turmoil within Russia's landed aristocracy, Turgenev's icon of the "superfluous man" reveals our modern crisis of purpose. His insight that progress often breeds paralysis - not liberation - challenges our faith in advancement. Through Lavretsky's journey, we confront an eerily familiar question: Can we find meaning in a world that's outgrown our dreams?