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We’re young, we’re not monsters, no fools: we’ll conquer happiness for ourselves.

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Ivan Turgenev
Age: 65 †
Born: 1818
Born: January 1
Died: 1883
Died: January 1
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Opinion Journalist
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
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