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Gogol, Nicolai Vasilievitch
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A popular Russian novelist, born in Poltava; in 1829 he started as a writer in St. Petersburg, but met with little success till the appearance of his "Evenings in a Farm near Dikanka"; the success of the included sketches of provincial life induced him to produce a second series in 1834, which are characterised by the same freshness and fidelity to nature; in 1837 appeared his masterpiece "Dead Souls," in which all his powers of pathos, humour, and satire are seen at their best; for some time he tried public teaching, being professor of History at St. Petersburg, and from 1836 to 1846 lived chiefly at Rome; many of his works, which rank beside those of Puschkin and Turgenieff, are translated into English (1809-1852).
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Public Domain.
Public Domain.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gogol, Nicolai Vasilievitch'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gogol-nicolai-vasilievitch.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gogol, Nicolai Vasilievitch'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gogol-nicolai-vasilievitch.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
