Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol

Known for
Writing
Born
April 1, 1809
Died
March 4, 1852 (aged 42)
Birthplace
Sorochintsy, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Velyki Sorochyntsi, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine]

Biography

Nikolai V. Gogol (1809–1852) was an Ukrainian and Russian novelist. Although Gogol was considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later critics have found in his work a fundamentally romantic sensibility, with strains of surrealism and the grotesque ("The Nose", "Viy", "The Overcoat," "Nevsky Prospekt"). His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, Ukrainian culture and folklore. His later writing satirised political corruption in the Russian Empire (The Government Inspector, Dead Souls). The novel Taras Bulba (1835) and the play Marriage (1842), along with the short stories "Diary of a Madman", "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich", "The Portrait" and "The Carriage", round out the tally of his best-known works.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Story

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The Government Inspector poster

The Government Inspector

Movie · Theatre Play

2025
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Novel

2025
Hráči poster

Hráči

Movie · Theatre Play

2023
CHOSTAKOVITCH, Le Nez – Bruxelles (La Monnaie) poster

CHOSTAKOVITCH, Le Nez – Bruxelles (La Monnaie)

Movie · Book

2021
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Short Story

2021
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks poster

The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks

Movie · Original Concept

2020
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

TV · Book · 4 eps

2019
Iron Mask poster

Iron Mask

Movie · Characters

2019
Gli stivaletti poster

Gli stivaletti

Movie · Book

2018
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Original Story

2017
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Story

2017
Gogol. The Beginning poster

Gogol. The Beginning

Movie · Short Story

2017
The Shadow of Two Flies Upon a Pin poster

The Shadow of Two Flies Upon a Pin

Movie · Story

2017
Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy Fair (Komische Oper Berlin) poster

Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy Fair (Komische Oper Berlin)

Movie · Short Story

2014
Forbidden Empire poster

Forbidden Empire

Movie · Story

2014
The Slippers poster

The Slippers

Movie · Short Story

2013
The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose poster

The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

Movie · Story

2012
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · Author

2010
Ženitba

Ženitba

Movie · Theatre Play

2010
Nesmrteľní poster

Nesmrteľní

TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep

2009
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba poster

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

Movie · Novel

2009
The Tsarina's Slippers poster

The Tsarina's Slippers

Movie · Original Story

2008
Diary of a Madman poster

Diary of a Madman

Movie · Story

2008
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Author

2007
The Russian Game poster

The Russian Game

Movie · Novel

2007
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · Author

2006
The Power of Fear poster

The Power of Fear

Movie · Novel

2006
Игроки poster

Игроки

Movie · Theatre Play

2005
Mystification poster

Mystification

Movie · Story

2005
Sorochyntsi Fair poster

Sorochyntsi Fair

Movie · Novel

2005
Case of the "Dead Souls"

Case of the "Dead Souls"

TV · Novel · 8 eps

2004
Revizor

Revizor

Movie · Original Story

2004
My Gogol poster

My Gogol

Movie · Short Story

2004
The Visage

The Visage

Movie · Book

2003
The Room at the Hotel in the City of NN poster

The Room at the Hotel in the City of NN

Movie · Author

2002
The Inspector General poster

The Inspector General

Movie · Author

2001
Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka poster

Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka

Movie · Novel

1999
Porträttet

Porträttet

Movie · Novel

1997
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Original Story

1997
The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas

Movie · Story

1997
Diary of a Madman (After Gogol) poster

Diary of a Madman (After Gogol)

Movie · Novel

1997
Major's Nose poster

Major's Nose

Movie · Story

1996
Revizorro poster

Revizorro

Movie · Book

1996
Viy poster

Viy

Movie · Novel

1996
Diary of a Madman

Diary of a Madman

Movie · Book

1992
The Gamblers: XXI poster

The Gamblers: XXI

Movie · Theatre Play

1990
The Mask of Satan poster

The Mask of Satan

Movie · Novel

1990
A Holy Place poster

A Holy Place

Movie · Story

1990
Revisorn poster

Revisorn

Movie · Theatre Play

1989
Sabbath poster

Sabbath

TV · Book · 1 ep

1988
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Story

1987
A Terrible Vengeance poster

A Terrible Vengeance

Movie · Story

1987
Noc pred Kračúnom

Noc pred Kračúnom

Movie · Short Story

1987
Diary of a Madman poster

Diary of a Madman

Movie · Book

1985
The Inspector-General poster

The Inspector-General

Movie · Theatre Play

1984
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

TV · Novel · 5 eps

1983
En Galnings Dagbok poster

En Galnings Dagbok

Movie · Short Story

1983
Hráči poster

Hráči

Movie · Theatre Play

1983
Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants poster

Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants

Movie · Book

1983
Evenings on a farm near Dikanka poster

Evenings on a farm near Dikanka

Movie · Book

1983
The Land of Mirage poster

The Land of Mirage

Movie · Original Story

1982
The Bosom Friend poster

The Bosom Friend

Movie · Theatre Play

1982
Inspector General poster

Inspector General

Movie · Theatre Play

1981
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · Book

1979
The Fern Flower poster

The Fern Flower

Movie · Story

1979
The Old World Landowners

The Old World Landowners

Movie · Novel

1979
The Nose poster

The Nose

Movie · Short Story

1979
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Novel

1978
Incognito from St.Petersburg poster

Incognito from St.Petersburg

Movie · Theatre Play

1978
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · Theatre Play

1978
Players poster

Players

Movie · Theatre Play

1978
Nella città vampira. Drammi gotici poster

Nella città vampira. Drammi gotici

TV · Original Story · 4 eps

1977
The Adventures of Vakula the Smith poster

The Adventures of Vakula the Smith

Movie · Story

1977
Ženitba poster

Ženitba

Movie · Theatre Play

1977
Nose poster

Nose

Movie · Novel

1976
Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt

Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt

Movie · Book

1974
The Travels of Chichikov: Manilov poster

The Travels of Chichikov: Manilov

Movie · Author

1974
Inspector Calzonzin poster

Inspector Calzonzin

Movie · Novel

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep

1972
Lambaaye poster

Lambaaye

Movie · Theatre Play

1972
Portrét

Portrét

Movie · Novel

1972
Svatá noc

Svatá noc

Movie · Short Story

1972
The Lost Letter poster

The Lost Letter

Movie · Short Story

1971
Nos poster

Nos

Movie · Short Story

1971
The General Inspector poster

The General Inspector

Movie · Theatre Play

1971
Revizor poster

Revizor

Movie · Theatre Play

1971
Dramatic Passages. N.V.Gogol poster

Dramatic Passages. N.V.Gogol

Movie · Author

1971
Theatre Macabre poster

Theatre Macabre

TV · Short Story · 1 ep

1971
Mŕtve duše

Mŕtve duše

TV · Novel · 3 eps

1970
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Movie · Theatre Play

1969
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Original Story

1968
Diary of a Madman poster

Diary of a Madman

Movie · Story

1968
Diary of a Madman

Diary of a Madman

Movie · Book

1968
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo poster

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

Movie · Short Story

1968
Sofi poster

Sofi

Movie · Book

1967
Ženitba

Ženitba

Movie · Theatre Play

1967
Viy poster

Viy

Movie · Short Story

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep

1963
The Nose poster

The Nose

Movie · Novel

1963
Le journal d’un fou poster

Le journal d’un fou

Movie · Story

1962
Roaring Years poster

Roaring Years

Movie · Theatre Play

1962
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · Novel

1962
Plains of Battle poster

Plains of Battle

Movie · Novel

1961
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka poster

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka

Movie · Novel

1961
The Inspector

The Inspector

Movie · Theatre Play

1960
Black Sunday poster

Black Sunday

Movie · Short Story

1960
Les Joueurs poster

Les Joueurs

Movie · Theatre Play

1960
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Novel

1959
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Book

1959
How Ivan Ivanovich fell out with Ivan Nikiforovich poster

How Ivan Ivanovich fell out with Ivan Nikiforovich

Movie · Book

1956
The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man

The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man

Movie · Story

1955
Exalted Guest poster

Exalted Guest

Movie · Story

1955
The Bespoke Overcoat poster

The Bespoke Overcoat

Movie · Short Story

1955
Ženitba

Ženitba

Movie · Theatre Play

1954
The Awakening poster

The Awakening

Movie · Novel

1954
Hráči

Hráči

Movie · Theatre Play

1953
Ženitba

Ženitba

Movie · Theatre Play

1953
La passeggiata poster

La passeggiata

Movie · Novel

1953
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden poster

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden

Movie · Book

1952
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Novel

1952
The Inspector General poster

The Inspector General

Movie · Theatre Play

1951
The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas

Movie · Short Story

1950
The Gamblers poster

The Gamblers

Movie · Theatre Play

1949
The Inspector General poster

The Inspector General

Movie · Theatre Play

1948
The Portrait poster

The Portrait

Movie · Short Story

1945
The Slippers poster

The Slippers

Movie · Novel

1945
The Lost Letter poster

The Lost Letter

Movie · Book

1941
How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich poster

How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

Movie · Novel

1939
The Fair at Sorochyntsi poster

The Fair at Sorochyntsi

Movie · Novel

1938
The Rebel Son poster

The Rebel Son

Movie · Original Story

1938
May Night poster

May Night

Movie · Short Story

1936
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Movie · Original Story

1936
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · Theatre Play

1933
The Town Stands on Its Head poster

The Town Stands on Its Head

Movie · Theatre Play

1933
The Inspector-General poster

The Inspector-General

Movie · Theatre Play

1928
The Little Shoes poster

The Little Shoes

Movie · Story

1926
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · Book

1924
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · Story

1918
Viy poster

Viy

Movie · Novel

1915
The Portrait poster

The Portrait

Movie · Story

1913
A Terrible Revenge poster

A Terrible Revenge

Movie · Story

1913
The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas

Movie · Short Story

1912
Andriy's Love poster

Andriy's Love

Movie · Novel

1910
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden

Movie · Story

1909
Viy poster

Viy

Movie · Novel

1909
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Novel

1909
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · Book

1909
How they got engaged, or Three loves in sacks poster

How they got engaged, or Three loves in sacks

Movie · Original Story

1909
Marriage

Marriage

Movie · Theatre Play