Where did Ivan Turgenev study in Russia and Germany?

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Ivan Turgenev received his education in several locations. In Russia, he attended schools in Moscow and studied at the universities of both Moscow and St. Petersburg.1

Regarding his time in Germany, Turgenev spent the years 1838 to 1841 at the University of Berlin. He often regarded this period, which he described as a plunge into the "German sea," as the most significant part of his education, as it fostered his belief in the necessity of Westernization for Russia.1