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Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Russia.

5 records1809–18525 events0 places

Chronological biography

1809

Birth of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol1809
Arts / Literature

Birth of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol

1836

Drama1836
Arts / Drama

"The Inspector General", a satire on provincial officials

1842

Dead Souls1842
Arts / Literature

"The Overcoat", about a downtrodden clerk who sacrifices much to buy a new overcoat that is stolen the first time he wears it. "Dead Souls", concerns the rogue Chichikov who buys the names of dead serfs from landowners in order to mortgage them as property

The Overcoat1842
Arts / Literature

"The Overcoat", about a downtrodden clerk who sacrifices much to buy a new overcoat that is stolen the first time he wears it. "Dead Souls", concerns the rogue Chichikov who buys the names of dead serfs from landowners in order to mortgage them as property

1852

Death of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol1852
Arts / Literature

Death of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.