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"Rodin" and "The Noble House" are the first two of Turgenev's six novels, which reflect the language characteristics and ideological tendencies of Turgenev's early novel creation. Since Pushkin created the gallery of "superfluous people" in Russian literature, "Rodin" is Turgenev's contribution to this group of characters. The protagonist of the novel, Luo Ting, was a "superfluous man" in the 1850s. He was born in a dilapidated aristocratic family, received a university education, traveled abroad, loved freedom, was eloquent, and had full ideals. However, he was a "giant in words and a dwarf in action." He failed repeatedly in real life and achieved nothing, and finally died of wound infection in poverty. The greatest success of "The Noble House" lies in its structure, and it has been rated as "one of the writer's most rigorously structured and perfect works". The novel narrates the love and marriage story of an aristocratic couple, and is a metaphor for the rise and fall of the Russian aristocracy. The author wants to show that the golden age of the aristocracy has passed, and now they have to face the gloomy reality.

"Hunter's Notes" uses a hunter's hunting activities as clues to describe the rural life in Russia in the mid-19th century. In Turgenev's writings, many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc. Are all vividly portrayed, truly showing the life styles of people from all walks of life and opening up a broad horizon for readers. In the beautiful natural scenery, various tragedies occurred, which reflected the author's silent accusation against the serfdom system and also expressed his pursuit and yearning for a better life.

"Hunter's Notes" is a famous work by Russian critical realist writer Turgenev in the 19th century. It is a collection of essays with a unique form. "Hunter's Notes" uses a hunter's hunting as a clue to describe the beautiful scenery of Russian nature, depicting many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc. It truly shows the life style of people from all walks of life in urban and rural areas in other provinces under the background of serfdom. In a lyrical style, the work demonstrates the simple kindness of farmers' nature, the dignity of personality, and the sacred and noble themes of humanitarianism that the writer strives to elucidate. The love for the people, the praise for the spiritual power, wisdom and genius contained in the working people, and the silent indictment of the serfdom system make the work endowed with wise ideas and great artistic appeal.

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Turgenev's birth, I chose Turgenev's autobiographical short story "First Love". This autobiographical novel not only has a fascinating plot, but also demonstrates Turgenev's superb skills in shaping characters, especially female images. In addition, this novel not only helps readers understand Turgenev's psychological growth background and process, but also helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the author's attitude towards women in other works.

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Turgenev's birth, Turgenev's autobiographical novella "Pnin and Babunin" was published. This autobiographical novel shows Turgenev, who was born in a noble family, and his kind and simple feelings towards the serfs. The scene descriptions and dialogues clearly reflect Turgenev's opposition and disgust towards serfdom. In addition, this novel not only helps readers understand Turgenev's concerns and attitudes towards the historical process, but also helps readers gain a deeper understanding of his famous six novels.

"Fathers and Sons" is one of Turgenev's greatest works and the pinnacle of his creative career. The novel creates the "old generation" of Kirshanov, the liberal aristocratic representative, and the "new generation" of the intellectual Bazarov. It demonstrates the brilliance of human nature through the conflict between the concepts of father and son, and reflects the relationship between "father and son" representing the power of different social classes. In addition to the relationship between the two generations of "father and son", the novel also reflects the conflict of ideas between the common people and the aristocracy, affirms the leading role of intellectuals in social change, and exposes the incompetence and emptiness of the aristocracy. After the publication of this work, it aroused fierce controversy in Russian society at that time.

The novel "Roting" by the Russian writer Turgenev describes a well-educated young man named Luo Ting who is good at thinking and full of ideals. He lacks the necessary courage and ability to practice life. When a pure and brave girl falls in love with him, he is full of worries and runs away. He can be called a giant in words and a dwarf in action.

"The Eve" created the image of "new people" among civilian intellectuals on the "eve of the Russian serfdom reform" and reflected the historical trend of social movements at that time being promoted by new activists. "Father and Son" reveals the contradiction between civilian intellectuals and aristocrats in a period of social change. Both novels were important works that exposed the contradictions of Russian society at that time and revealed the direction of social development. They caused controversy in Russia when they were first published, but they have been loved by Chinese and foreign readers to this day.

Through the love story of Litvinov and Irina, "Smoke" shows some complex phenomena in Russian social life after the reform of the serfdom system, criticizes the decadent reaction of the tsarist rule, reveals pessimism, compares social and political movements to a puff of smoke, and believes that in the end it is just a void.

"Hunter's Notes" is Turgenev's first realist work. This collection of short stories with vivid poetic descriptions of the Russian people has entered the treasure house of Russian classical literature and has many readers abroad. With a lyrical style, the work shows the purity of farmers' nature, the dignity of personality, the sacred and noble themes of humanitarianism that the writer strives to elucidate, his love for the people, and his praise for the spiritual power, wisdom and genius contained in the working people, making his works endowed with wise ideas and great artistic appeal.

The events in "Fathers and Sons" took place in 1859, a year of frequent peasant uprisings and riots in Russia. Liberals and revolutionary democrats debated over solving the peasant problem, and the two social forces also broke apart due to their differences. Bazarov in the book is an intellectual from a civilian family and represents a revolutionary democrat. Opposite to Bazarov, Pavel Kirsanov came from the aristocracy and represented the progressive aristocratic liberals. The two disliked each other when they first met. They behaved differently and had different ideas, and they often argued. Pavel died after losing the duel with Bazarov, and Bazarov fell in love with Odintsova, which put him in a state of romanticism, which was contrary to the nihilism he believed in, destroyed his own theory, and died in contradiction. During the translation process of this book, we try to avoid using sentence patterns with complex structures and use concise and precise vocabulary for expression. It is not obscure and difficult to understand, so as to cultivate readers' reading habits and gain inspiration.

"Smoke" is a novel written by Russian writer Turgenev. "Smoke" was written from November 1865 to January 1867. It tells the love story of a Russian young man named Letvilov. ["Smoke" is based on the background of Russia's serfdom reform in 1861: the entire novel focuses on how to treat serfdom and the way out for Russia's reform. Litvinov is the son of a noble family whose family has been ruined. He studied agriculture hard in Europe and is preparing to return to Russia with his fiancée Tatyana. But here he met his lover Elena many years ago, and the old love rekindled. But when Litvinov and Elena planned to elope, Elena let him down again. Several years later, Litvinov confessed his mistake to Tatyana and finally gained forgiveness. Turgenev himself was an asymptoticist, favoring reforms but not revolutions. The declaration of the abolition of serfdom issued by Russia in 1861 made him ecstatic. He said it was "the final solution to the peasant problem and the beginning of a new era in Russia."

There are more than 80 prose poems by the great Russian writer Turgenev. Turgenev tried to use a unique, novel and difficult form to record his memories of the past, his feelings about life, love, friendship, life and death, the universe, nature, beauty and ugliness, and the human condition of the world, as well as the sparks that flashed in his thoughts. These chapters, which are profound in meaning, rich in content, and full of philosophy, are the precious spiritual wealth Turgenev left to mankind, and their profound philosophical connotations give readers lasting aftertaste. Some of these famous works, such as "The Sparrow", "The Threshold", "The Blue Kingdom", "The Dove", "Retention", etc., Are even more popular and make people read them hundreds of times and cannot bear to put them down. Some of them are even included in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools. The translator Wang Zhiliang is a famous translator in my country. He has won the highest award in the Chinese translation industry - the Chinese Translation Culture Lifetime Achievement Award. The translation of "Turgenev's Prose Poems" is smooth and the text is beautiful, making it a masterpiece of translation.

"Luo Ting" describes Luo Ting, a young man who is well-educated, good at thinking and full of ideals, but lacks the necessary courage and ability to practice life. When a pure and brave girl falls in love with him, he has many worries and retreats bravely. He can be described as a giant in words and a dwarf in action. He is a typical representative of the aristocratic petty bourgeoisie. At the end of the novel, he was killed in a street battle in Paris in 1848, with a red flag in his hand when he died. The work uses the love between Luo Ting and Natalya as a clue, with a simple plot, based on the dialogue, opinions, and evaluations of various characters, to deeply demonstrate the protagonist's character characteristics.

"The Eve" created the image of "new people" among civilian intellectuals on the "eve of the Russian serfdom reform" and reflected the historical trend of social movements at that time being promoted by new activists. "Father and Son" reveals the contradiction between civilian intellectuals and aristocrats in a period of social change. Both novels were important works that exposed the contradictions of Russian society at that time and revealed the direction of social development. They caused controversy in Russia when they were first published, but they have been loved by Chinese and foreign readers to this day.

The novel "Spring Tide" by the Russian writer Turgenev describes the story of the hero Sanin and the beautiful Italian girl Gemma who met and fell in love in Frankfurt. The two met and fell in love, but something suddenly happened on the eve of their wedding. After a few days of close contact with his friend Polozov's wife, Sanin betrayed Gemma and became Mrs. Polozov's love slave. The work fully demonstrates the beauty and kindness of Gemma, the weakness and cowardice of Sanin, and the duplicity of Mrs. Polozov. Thirty years later, Sanin looked back with regret, but his youth, like a rushing tide, was gone forever.

"Hunter's Notes" is Turgenev's famous work, which made him famous in the literary world and had a significant impact on Russian literature. This is a collection of essays describing rural life in Russia in the 1840s and 1850s. It uses a hunter's hunting as a clue to string together 25 concise and vivid stories. It depicts many characters such as landlords, doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, etc., And exposes the brutality of the landlord class and the misery of serf life. The description of the scenery in "Hunter's Notes" is particularly praised. Russia's beautiful natural scenery and simple folk customs are quite interesting and charming in Turgenev's writings. Mr. Feng Zikai's full translation, translated from Russian, is profound, elegant and picturesque. It was selected as the translation for Chinese textbooks.

"Hunter's Notes" is a feature collection with a unique form. The work indicts the decadent serfdom system and expresses the author's democratic thoughts. The work uses a hunter's hunting as a clue to depict many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc. It truly shows the life style of people from all walks of life in urban and rural areas in other provinces under the background of serfdom. In the beautiful scenery of nature, various tragedies occurred, which reflected the silent indictment of the serfdom system. The work also vividly describes the people's pursuit and yearning for a better life.