Mumu

'Mumu' is a psychological story by Ivan Turgenev about a deaf-mute janitor Gerasim, who, due to the whim of his mistress, was forced to separate from his beloved and drown his only one friend - a dog. The author sympathizes with the simple and kind Gerasim, and portrays his mistress as tough, cynical and capricious. The author also penned other famous works, such as 'Asya', 'Fathers and Sons', 'A Nest of Noblemen', 'Biryuk', 'On the Eve', 'Mumu', 'Fire at Sea', 'The Wayside Inn', 'The Watch', 'Three Portraits', 'A Strange Story', 'The Meeting', etc. Ivan Turgenev - an outstanding writer of the 19th century century, corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in the category of Russian language and literature, author of philosophical and psychological poems, short stories, stories, and novels