Dead Souls. The Inspector General. Marriage. The Gamblers

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol is the greatest Russian writer and playwright, whose work had a significant impact on Russian culture. “Gogol introduced new elements to our literature, gave rise to many imitators ... A new period of Russian literature begins with Gogol,” wrote V. G. Belinsky. The poem “Dead Souls”, as well as the plays “Examiner”, “Marriage”, “Players”, entered the real edition. Gogol"s works are full of unexpected plot conflicts and funny misunderstandings, but all this guesses the sad seriousness of the author, a brilliant artist and subtle researcher of the “secrets of the soul and heart of man”. Breaking his head over the mystery of Gogol’s creative genius and the characteristics of a national character, each new generation offers its interpretations of his works - in research, on the theater stage, in the cinema and illustrations. The book presents a series of illustrations by A. A. Agin and E. E. Bernard to the poem “Dead Souls”, as well as the illustrations of P. M. Boklevsky to the Gogol plays