With All the Venom of a Renegade, or M.N. Longinov as the Main Prototype for the Character of Kallomeitsev in I.S. Turgenevs Novel Virgin Soil
This article is dedicated to Ivan Turgenevs novel Virgin Soil. M. Trunin suggests that one of the main prototypes of the character of Kallomeytsev in the novel was Mikhail Longinov, a famous bibliographer and literary historian. Early in his life Longinov had written obscene verses but later he made a career and held important state posts. Analyzing connections and associations between Turgenevs novel and his correspondence the author of the article singles out characteristic Longinov-related traits in Kallomeytsevs portrayal.