When the priest went in, he stopped short at the sight of this defamation of God's holy place, and dared not serve the requiem on such a spot. And so… - Nikolai Gogol

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When the priest went in, he stopped short at the sight of this defamation of God's holy place, and dared not serve the requiem on such a spot. And so the church was left forever, with monsters stuck in the doors and windows, was overgrown with forest trees, roots, rough grass and wild thorns, and no one can now find the way to it.

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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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Pen Names: В. Алов П. Глечик Н. Г. ОООО Г. Янов N. N. ***
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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