...it's not my job to preach a sermon. Art is anyhow a homily. My job is to speak in living images, not in arguments. I must exhibit life full-face, … - Nikolai Gogol

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...it's not my job to preach a sermon. Art is anyhow a homily. My job is to speak in living images, not in arguments. I must exhibit life full-face, not discuss life.

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About Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь) (1 April 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer, whose best known work is perhaps Dead Souls, seen by many as the first "modern" Russian novel.

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Native Name: Микола Васильович Гоголь-Яновський гербу Яструбець
Alternative Names: Nikolay Vasil'yevich Gogol' Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ N. V. Hohalʹ Mykola Vasylʹovych Hoholʹ Gogolʹ N. V. Gogolʹ Nicholai V. Gogol Nikolay Vasil'yevich Gogol Nicolai Gogol Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol Nikolaus Gogol Nikolay Gogol' N. Gogolis Nicolaus Gogol Nikolay Gogol Nikolaj Gogolj Nikolaj Gogolʹ Mikołaj Gogol En Gogolli Ko-kuo-li Nicolas Gogol Nikolai Vasil´evich Gogol´ N. V. Gogolj Guogeli Geguoli Kuo-ko-li Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol Nicolai Vasilievitch Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
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