But good deeds do not go up in smoke; they last longer than the most radiant beauty...I. S. Turgenev’s impeccable literary skill correlates with an equally impeccable knowledge of the human soul. He enriched Russian literature with the most captivating female characters and delightful, poetic pictures of nature. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is one of the writers who made the most significant contribution to the development of Russian literature in the second half of the 19th century. The real picture of modern life in his works is inspired by deep humanism, faith in the creative and moral forces of his native people, in the progressive development of Russian society.