Turgenev's Novel Creation Of Hegel's Philosophy Of History

This thesis mainly explore the relationships between Hegel's historical philosophy and Turgenev's novels Rotain and Fathers and Children. Hegel's philosophy had vast influence in Russia in 19th Century. It affected many famous persons at that time. Turgenev was a member of these persons.Hegel's historical philosophy mainly influenced Turgenev's two novels. Although Hegel's historicism was limited by Christianity, his historical philosophy still dispelled invariable faith on God's intention by dialectical reason. In this case, Nihilism came out. Turgenev felt the power and weakness of the new thought and embodied the experiences by portraying Bazarov and Rotain. All these have profound influence in the future.