The Fate of a Nihilist, or Che

Remember Bazarov from "Fathers and Sons"? Should still be on the school curriculum. Well, that book never gave me any peace until I made this episode. At school they taught us that Bazarov is, supposedly, a nihilist. A nihilist — meaning someone who denies everything. God, I wrestled with this thought for years — what kind of nihilist is Bazarov, for crying out loud? Sid Vicious is a nihilist, or Nina Hagen, or Svin from our scene — now there's the most nihilistic nihilist of all time — but Bazarov? What kind of nihilist is this boring nerd supposed to be?