Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
Gogol's place in Russian literature is unique. He is Russia's classic comic writer, yet the phrase 'laughter through tears', which has been applied to him, hints at darker and more tragic overtones. One of the most idiosyncratic of writers, his influence has nevertheless been profound. Appearing to shun psychological analysis, he is yet the father of the Russian psychological novel and ...
The Enigma of Gogol: An Examination of the Writings of N. V. Gogol and ...
Gogol. The Beginning is a 2017 Russian fantasy-horror film directed by Yegor Baranov loosely based on works by Nikolai Gogol from the 1832 collection Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. The title role is played by Alexander Petrov. Gogol. The Beginning is the first of three films of the project Gogol and the first Russian television series to have a theatrical release. The first episode was ...
The word “weird” could have been invented for Russia’s greatest comic writer, Nikolai Gogol (1809–52, though one almost wants to write 1852–09), who actually managed to be born on April 1 (March 20 by ...