Nikolai Gogol

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Born April 1, 1809· Sorochintsy, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Velyki Sorochyntsi, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine]

† Died March 4, 1852

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Born into a Ukrainian Cossack family, Gogol received his artistic education at the higher art school in Nezhin, where he began to write. After moving to Saint Petersburg he published the Ukrainian-themed collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (1831) under a pseudonym, followed by Mirgorod and Arabesques, establishing his reputation for blending folklore with grotesque humor. His short stories… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources