the Nihilists
Historical term for the Russian nihilist movement of the 19th century, often associated with rejection of authority and traditional values.
Turgenev's 'Fathers and Sons' is known as a work that depicts the Nihilists.
Compound of 虚無 (kyomu, 'nothingness, nihilism') and 党 (tō, 'party, faction'). The term was coined in the Meiji period to refer to the Russian nihilist movement.