Turgenev's appearance is a symbol of prosperity. After writing Luo Ting (novel of the same name, 1856) and Lavretski (aristocratic family, 1960), he quickly turned to the creation of "new people" and started this image series. The so-called "newcomers" refer to ordinary intellectuals, that is, "representatives of the educated liberal democratic bourgeoisie. They are not nobles, but officials, ordinary citizens, businessmen and farmers. " Previously, Goncharov's novel of the same name "Aubrey Lomov" almost ended the image of "superfluous person".
Chernyshevski's What Should I Do then provides some images of "new people". At this time, ostrovsky's plays such as Thunderstorm (1823- 1886) and Necrasov's Who can be happy and free in Russia? In drama and poetry, it broadens the scope of literary expression life respectively. The former put businessmen, actors, teachers, shop assistants and waiters on the stage, while the latter introduced farmers and small intellectuals into literature.