Гоголь Н.В.

Although Nikolai Gogol wrote "Dead souls" in the 30-ies of the XIX century, this work remains relevant to this day, so vividly and faithfully described it the most important problem for Russia. Many of the characters of the novel — the Chichikovs, Boxes, Nozdreva, Elijah, Sobakevich became a household word and is often mentioned in contemporary realities. In the words of the poet Pyotr Vyazemsky "speaking of "Dead souls", you have to stop talking about Russia."