'A Nobleman's Nest' by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel that starts with Márya Dmítrievna Kalítin, a woman who, after the death of her husband, has become accustomed to town life and does not wish to leave it. She lives in a handsome house with her two daughters and her father's sister, Márfa Timoféevna Péstoff. The novel explores the relationships between the various characters and their individual struggles, as well as their daily lives and the social and political atmosphere of the time.