the suggested utopia of the natural world
on Turgenev's Sketches from a Hunter's Album
This year, and especially since the summer, I have found myself — once again — falling into the trap of Russian literature. It is a very lovely, cozy trap, one I don’t mind being in, largely because nineteenth century Russian authors love to vacillate between cynicism, optimism, and idealism in a way that feels familiar to me.
Most recently, I enjoyed Iv…
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