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Nikolai Gógol

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Nikolai Gogol, a classic author of Russian literature, was born on March 20, 1809 (April 1 according to our Gregorian calendar) in the province of Poltava (Ukraine), into a family of medium-sized landowners (1200 hectares and 200 serfs of the land). He left for Petersburg at a young age, where he began to occupy successive jobs in ministries, was a teacher, while writing and publishing in magazines. He spent much of his life traveling abroad and in Russia.
Among his works are the collections of short stories Nights on the Farm at the Foot of Dikanka (1831-32), Mírgorod (1835), the Tales of Saint Petersburg («Nevsky Avenue» [1834], «Diary of a Madman» [1834], «The Nose» [1836], «The Portrait» [1841], «The Overcoat» [1841], and «The Caleche» [1836]) and the plays The Inspector (1836) and The Wedding (1842). The novel Dead Souls, of which only the first volume was completed, was published in 1842.
After a slow agony, Nikolai Gogol died of nervous illness and spiritual despair on February 21 (March 4 by our calendar)

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