Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol
Daguerreotype of Gogol taken in 1845 by Sergei Lvovich Levitsky (1819–1898)
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a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
Born
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol-Yanovsky 20 March 1809 ( OS ) / 1 April 1809 ( NS ) Sorochyntsi, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
21 February 1852 (aged 42) Moscow, Russian Empire
Nationality
Russian Empire
Occupation
Playwright, short story writer, novelist
adultbasic
Russia
Citizenship
Russian Empire
era
1800+
Language
Russian
Notable works
Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (1831–1832) Mirgorod (1835) The Government Inspector (1836) Petersburg Tales (1833–1842) Dead Souls (1842)
Period
1840–51
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery