Ivan —, Russian author of the novels Rudin and Fathers and Sons (8)

I believe the answer is:

turgenev

(Other definitions for turgenev that I've seen before include "Dramatist" , "Ivan -------- (1818-1883), writer about Russian life as in Fathers and Sons" , "Ivan -, Russian novelist (Fathers and Sons)" , "Russian author (Fathers and Sons, Virgin Soil)" , "River at Stratford" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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