nikolai gogol

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What did Russian classic writers think about SHROVETIDE?

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What Russian classic writers said about laziness

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Books by Russian writers that will make you laugh

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Did ‘Plyushkin’ exist in real life?

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5 must-read books by Nikolai Gogol to understand Russia

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5 classic Russian novels people HATED when they first came out

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Is it true that Gogol was buried alive?

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Nikolai Gogol’s ‘Dead Souls’: A short summary