Fathers and Sons
What difficulties has Nickolai been experiencing in the opening pages of the novel, Fathers and Sons?
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Times have been hard in Russia, and Nikolai has not prospered as he used to, having divided his farm among the peasants who now refuse to pay their rent. The farm which is named Maryino has been nicknamed Poverty Farm because it extremely difficult to make a living there.
Fathers and Sons