Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol; Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь
	Nikolai Gogol by Alexander Ivanov
Born	April 1, 1809; Sorochyntsi
Died	March 4, 1852; Moscow
Occupation	Short story writer and novelist
Nationality	Russian Empire
Period	1840-1851

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Russian:Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь; IPA: [nʲɪkəˈlaj vʌˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈgogəlʲ]; Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Гоголь, Mykola Vasylovych Hohol) (April 1, 1809^[1] – March 4, 1852) was a Russian and Ukrainian writer. He came from Ukraine. His early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian heritage and upbringing. He wrote in Russian. His works belong to the tradition of Russian literature. The novel Dead Souls (1842), the play Revizor (1836, 1842), and the short story The Overcoat (1842) count among his masterpieces.