Nikolai Gogol
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Country
Russia
Birth - Death
1809 - 1852
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Description
Noted for novels 'Dead Souls' and 'The Overcoat', and the theatre play 'The Government Inspector'. Author of Russian realism and romanticism, with works that were often satires of political life. This lead to his eventual exile from Russia. Considered a master of the short story at the time.