No love for Turgenev? Bazarov is one of the greatest characters in 19th century literature. - Edit 1
Before modification by The Shrike at 09/02/2010 08:23:09 PM
And I would be very tempted by the Pushkin. It all depends how the discussions fall in with my other work, though. But count me as a yay vote.
Plus, one can then compare Fathers & Sons to MNotes From the Underground. Nihilism. Existentialism. Contrast between old order and new order. Good stuff.