![]() ![]() On one side were the liberalists, who wished to find new ways of integrating traditional values. The traditional Russian institutions-Orthodox Christianity, rule of law, emphases on family, art and nature-were called into question by increasingly educated members of the underprivileged classes. ![]() The significant philosophical changes of the time lay in the complete breakdown of traditional Russian value systems. The upper and lower classes explore new possibilities for interaction in the form of both love affairs and attitudes of disdain. From the beginning of Fathers and Sons, we witness the aftermath of this abolition. In 1861, Alexander II abolished serfdom-the class system which had kept serfs, a type of indentured servant, in the control of the landowning aristocracy. Some of the most important changes were brought about by Tsar Alexander II, who enacted a series of liberal reforms. Written in 1862, Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons captures the significant philosophical and political changes taking place in Russia at the time. ![]()
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