Tur·ge·nev 
(tr-gānyəf, -gĕn-, tr-gyĕnyĭf), Ivan Sergeevich 1818-1883.
(tr-gānyəf, -gĕn-, tr-gyĕnyĭf), Ivan Sergeevich 1818-1883. Russian writer whose works include the collection of stories A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), plays, such as A Month in the Country (1850), and novels, most notably Fathers and Sons (1862).