Thirty-year-old landowner Grigory Litvinov spends the summer at a resort in Baden-Baden, waiting for the arrival of his fiancée. The measured pace of life is disrupted by an unexpected meeting with Irina Ratmirskaya— the woman he once loved. Memories of the past flare up with renewed intensity, and Litvinov finds himself facing a difficult choice that could change his fate.
“Smoke” is one of Ivan Turgenev’s most subtle and psychologically profound novels. Against the backdrop of brilliant European society, the writer explores the nature of love, the power of memories, and the collision of dream with reality. Keen observations, delicate humor, and masterful psychological analysis have made this novel one of the most striking pages of Russian classics.