1、 Introduction

An overview of the research on Turgenev in China was introduced, and it was pointed out that Professor Wang Liye's research did not involve Rozanov's comments on Turgenev. Mentioning the connection between Rozanov and Turgenev's literary style, emphasizing the importance of Rozanov in the Silver Age of Russia. Rozanov's works contain criticism of classic writers' works, and his literary criticism ideas are sharp and unique. The revival of Russian religious philosophy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries had an impact on Rozanov's literary criticism, as he integrated religious philosophy into literary criticism. This study takes Rozanov's criticism of religious philosophy as a perspective to evaluate the love and Christian asexual spirit in Turgenev's works, and provides a new interpretation of Turgenev's overall creation, which has innovative research perspectives and methods.

2、 Observational artist

Rozanov positioned Turgenev as an "observational artist" in literary criticism, believing that he, like Pushkin, objectively portrayed daily life in Russia and lacked "storms and passion". Turgenev's works had an impact on the liberation of serfs and the Russian women's movement, as he was able to capture the beautiful things around him and bring the world closer to Russia. However, Rozanov holds a critical attitude towards Turgenev's creations, believing that his works are timely and have become a thing of the past with the changing times. Turgenev's language is praised for its delicacy and elegance, but in terms of ideological content, it appears pale and powerless. Compared to Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Turgenev's works lack vitality and tension, and focus more on external forms rather than the religious beliefs and mystical ideas of the characters' inner selves. The novel "Virgin Land" is regarded by Rozanov as a representative of Turgenev's lack of depth in his creative content.

3、 Love is fruitless and non physical

Rozanov regarded daily life as sacred and founded the "religion of life," reflecting his literary criticism through the prism of life. He believes that sex is an extremely important part of life and is the foundation of love, marriage, and family, with the family being the temple of life. Rozanov criticized Christianity in history for valuing the spirit over the body, advocating abandoning earthly pleasures and only loving heavenly happiness. He yearned for a religion of happiness, a polytheistic worship of reproduction, and opposed the New Testament to the Old Testament, believing that the New Testament was a religion of death and the Old Testament was a religion of life. Rozanov focuses on the lack of daily life and mature interpersonal relationships in Turgenev's works, believing that his works embody fruitless and non physical love, interpreting Turgenev's Christian asexual spirit.

4、 Conclusion

Russian literature in the Silver Age became a research hotspot due to the creativity of critics. As an important critic, Rozanov's personalized and subjective literary criticism revealed the perspectives obscured by professional critics, promoting the exploration of the academic value of Russian literature. Rozanov's evaluation of Turgenev is unique, positioning him as an "observational artist". He believes that Turgenev's landscape descriptions are vivid and have a great social impact, but his works lack depth of thought, and his love descriptions are non physical, reflecting the asexual spirit of Christianity. Rozanov's critical viewpoint provided a new perspective for the study of Turgenev and deepened the understanding of his creative personality.