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Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol
rus. Мертвые души · 1842
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • Exposing the vices of early 19th-century Russian society
  • Critique of serfdom and bureaucracy
  • Search for true morality and honesty in a world of deceit and greed
  • The problem of the 'superfluous man' in Russian literature
  • The idea of moral self-improvement
  • Satire on human vices and societal shortcomings
  • Philosophical view on the meaning of life and death
Dead Souls
Date of publication: 22 May 2024
Updated: 9 July 2024
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Author: 
Nikolai Gogol
Original title: rus. Мертвые души · 1842
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