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Nikolay Gogol
Ukrainian-born humorist, novelist, and dramatist Nikolay Gogol, 19th-century photographic print.
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (originally titled Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki) was published in two volumes between 1831 and 1832.1
These narratives, which drew upon Nikolay Gogol's childhood memories of Ukraine and its rich folklore, were instrumental in establishing his early literary fame.1