Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol

Russian writer Nikolay Gogol’s satirical writings had a significant influence on the development of Russian literature. His method of imitating everyday language in his prose anticipated tendencies of realism.

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Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich

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