The story of Mumu has obtained materials from real life. The prototype of the protagonist is the serf of the author’ house when he was young. And the landlady is a copy of the author's mother. All the characters in the story are drawn from life. Although art from life, but higher than that of life.

The story of Mumu has obtained materials from real life. The prototype of the protagonist is the serf of the author’ house when he was young. And the landlady is a copy of the author's mother. All the characters in the story are drawn from life. Although art from life, but higher than that of life.

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (November 9, 1818—September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches, is a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.