Ivan Goncharov

The Frigate Pallada

Travel narrative of journey around world reflecting on culture and civilization

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Ivan Goncharov
Ivan Goncharov

Russian novelist best known for Oblomov, a masterpiece of psychological realism that introduced the concept of 'Oblomovism' to describe passive inertia. His works critique the stagnation of the Russian landed gentry.

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