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“Exactly what office was held by the important personage and what this entailed remains a mystery to this day. All that we can say is that the important personage had only recently been made an important personage, and prior to that had been an unimportant personage.”

Quote by Nikolai Gogol

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Plays and Petersburg Tales

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Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a prominent 19th-century Russian dramatist and novelist. His works are known for their sharp satire and humor, which have had a profound impact on Russian literature. more

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