An anti-nihilistic novel is a form of novel from late nineteenth-century Russian literature that arose out of disillusionment with the Russian nihilist movement and the revolutionary socialism of the 1860s and 1870s. The genre was influential in shaping later ideas about nihilism as a philosophy and a cultural phenomenon, and its name derives from the era's broad application of the word nihilism to revolutionary movements within the Russian Empire.
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Place of OriginRussia; arose from disillusionment with the Russian nihilist movement and revolutionary socialism of the 1860s and 1870s. 1 Notable ExampleIvan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons (1862), credited with first popularizing the term nihilism. 1 Defining TraitA form of novel from late nineteenth-century Russian literature. 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, originated there.
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WikipediaWikipedia: Anti-nihilistic novel, lead section
that came as a result of the disillusionment in the Russian nihilist movement and revolutionary socialism of the 1860s and 1870s
Wikipedia: Anti-nihilistic novel, List of anti-nihilistic novels section
first popularized the term 'nihilism'
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