> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://theparnassian.com/en/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Edmond About on Turgenev's service to Russia in his speech at the grave
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-rechi-u-groba-turgeneva-frantsuzskii-pisatel-edmon-fransua-abu-skazal-vashe-serdtse-prinadlezhalo-vsemu-chelovechestvu/
- Published: 2023-08-04T09:53:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:37:18.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archive, Books, People

At Turgenev's graveside, the French writer Edmond François About said: "Your heart belonged to all mankind. But Russia held the first place in your affections. It was Russia you served first and foremost"