Birth of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
Historical person
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Russia.
Chronological biography
1809
1836
"The Inspector General", a satire on provincial officials
1842
"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 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 Gogol
Record provenance
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