Gogol

Go·gol

G0177500 (gô′gəl, gō′gôl), Nikolai Vasilievich 1809-1852. Russian writer considered the founder of realism in Russian literature. His works include "The Overcoat" (1842) and Dead Souls (1842).

Gogol

(ˈɡəʊɡɒl; Russian ˈɡɔɡəlj) n (Biography) Nikolai Vasilievich (nikaˈlaj vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1809–52, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer. His best-known works are The Government Inspector (1836), a comedy satirizing bureaucracy, and the novel Dead Souls (1842) ˌGoˈgolian adj

Go•gol

(ˈgoʊ gəl, -gɔl)

n. Nikolai Vasilievich, 1809–52, Russian writer.

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Gogol - Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol