Leonard Schapiro, one of the worlds most distinguished historians of the Russian past, has written the definitive biography of the enigmatic Ivan Turgenev. Based on new sources that have recently come to light in France and Russia, this work is a graceful and meticulous portrayal of the artists lifethe personal and intellectual preoccupations of the man as he thought and formed opinions about contemporary events. Schapiros great achievement is his capacity to make Turgenevs personal, political, and artistic concerns emerge whole.