Nevsky Prospect

Interesting Facts

• Nevsky Prospect is the central street of St. Petersburg and plays a crucial role in the work, symbolizing both the city's glamour and its vices.
• In the work, Gogol shows the contrast between day and night on Nevsky Prospect: during the day, the street is full of life and joy, while at night it becomes a place of deception and illusions.
• The main characters of the novella, Piskaryov and Pirogov, represent two opposing types of people: the dreamy artist and the down-to-earth military man.
• Gogol uses Nevsky Prospect as a metaphor to explore human nature and social issues such as hypocrisy, vanity, and moral decline.
• The novella contains elements of the Gothic genre, especially in scenes with Piskaryov, which emphasize his inner conflict and tragic fate.