Nikolai Gogol
2) Taras Bulba
Explore a fascinating period in history through the eyes of renowned Russian literary realist Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. This historian-turned-fiction-writer had a lifelong interest in the culture of the Ukranian Cossacks, the community at the center of the tale "Taras Bulba" and several of the other stories brought together in this engrossing and meticulously researched collection.
Nikolai Gogol spent most of his literary career writing short stories, drawing inspiration from his childhood in Ukraine and his adult life in St. Petersburg. His stories are filled with larger than life yet relatable characters and perfectly described locations, and span many genres from historical epics to early horror and surrealism.
His influence on Russian
...6) The Nose
8) The Viy
12) The Calash
13) The Cloak
Also known as "The Overcoat," the story centers on the life and death of Akaky Akakievich, an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Akaky is dedicated to his job, taking special relish in the hand-copying of documents, though little recognized in his department for his hard work. Instead, the younger clerks tease him and attempt to distract him whenever they can. His threadbare overcoat is often the
...15) Die toten Seelen
Die Geschichte folgt den Taten Pawel Iwanowitsch Tschitschikows, eines Herren mittleren Alters und mittlerer sozialer Schicht. Tschitschikow kommt in einem nicht namentlich genannten kleinen Städtchen an und versucht, sich schnell einen guten Namen zu machen, indem er die vielen unbedeutenden Beamten der Stadt beeindruckt. Trotz seiner begrenzten Mittel lebt er ein extravagantes Leben, um so Verbindungen zu schaffen, die ihm ein Leben mit Reichtum
...16) El abrigo
Cuenta la historia de un insignificante y oscuro funcionario, Akaki Akakievich, cuya anodina existencia consiste en copiar constantemente todos los documentos que le proporcionan sus superiores, la gente importante, en una oficina de la administración pública. Ante la oferta de subir un escalafón y ampliar sus actividades prefiere seguir como hasta el momento, cumpliendo su rutina, que por otra parte es lo único que sabe y le gusta hacer.
...Este cuento se publicó en un libro que lleva el título de "Veladas en un caserío de Dikanka" y que contiene otros siete relatos:
-La noche de San Juan
-La noche de mayo o la ahogada
-La carta perdida
-La Nochebuena
-Terrible venganza
-Iván Fiódorovich Shponka y su tía
-El lugar embrujado