Literature

Nikolai Gogol

1809–1852Known worldwide

Nikolai Gogol

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Burial place

    Danilov Monastery

  • Lived here

    Gogol House

    He lived here from December 1848 until his death in February 1852 and worked on the second volume of "Dead Souls."

  • Burial place

    Novodevichy Cemetery

    Final resting place of many notable Russian figures, including authors, musicians, and political leaders.

Traces in other cities

Saint Petersburg
Alexandrinsky Theatre — Personally supervised rehearsals of The Inspector General at the Alexandrinsky; the comedy premiered there on 19 April 1836 OS and became the theatre’s signature play.

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