A French court tries seven Georgians over the theft of rare Russian books.

Seven Georgian nationals are due in court in Paris on Tuesday for the theft of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros, including by 19th-century literary greats Alexander Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol, from prestigious libraries, in a case prosecutors say formed part of a Europe-wide organised theft operation.

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Today in Labor History March 31, 1809: Nikolai Gogol, the Russian-Ukrainian novelist, was born. Gogol was one of the first authors to use surrealism and absurdism (see “The Nose,” “The Overcoat,” and “Nevsky Prospekt.”) Many of his works satirized Russian political corruption, like “Dead Souls,” and the “Government Inspector.” He influenced several generations of writers, including Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Nabakov, Kafka and Flannery O’Connor. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, took their name from him.

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Uma jornada ao coração da hipocrisia russa!

Em Almas Mortas, Gogol criou uma sátira implacável através de Chíchikov e sua busca por servos que já se foram. No novo post, analisamos como os tipos humanos — o avarento, o preguiçoso e o burocrata — revelam uma sociedade em decomposição. Um clássico que ainda ecoa.

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Il Foglio RSS: Alla luce di Gogol’ e Puškin la letteratura è una candela salvata dal diluvio

E così, un martedì grasso del 1837, lo scrittore Nikolaj Vasil’evic Gogol’ incontrò sé stesso. Accadde a Parigi. Allontanandosi per un attimo dal tumultuare della folla, rintronato dai festeggiamen... Contenuto a pagamento - Accedi al sito per abbonarti

In the light of Gogol and Pushkin, literature is a candle saved from the flood.

And so, on a fat Tuesday in 1837, the writer Nikolaj Vasil’evic Gogol’ met himself. It happened in Paris. Stepping away for a moment from the tumult of the crowd, hushed by the festivities… Paid content - Access the website to subscribe.

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