Nikolai Gogol (Censorship (Ready Reference series))

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Born in the Ukrainian region of the Russian Empire, the youthful Gogol absorbed the images of country life and social classes which he later portrayed in his novels and short stories. Alexander Pushkin, prior to Gogol’s early death, spoke highly of Gogol’s potential as a writer. Gogol’s brief career in teaching was a notable failure; however, residence in St. Petersburg and extensive travel in Europe broadened his knowledge and shaped his literary skills.

Despite Gogol’s success with an early novel, his dramatic and florid style was not widely...

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