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The following section is for those interested in delving deeper into museums, art or other subjects covered on this site. Here, we have biographies, analyses, and histories, as well as specialized language lessons and information on books, funding, and study abroad for those looking for a more academic dive into these subjects.

‘What is Comedy Without Truth and Fury?’: The Government Inspector in Text and Presentation 1836 – 1938

It has been said that Gogol’s career was like that of a meteor. It appears suddenly, burns brightly, fades quickly, and with its impact, changes the surrounding landscape and environment forever.[1] It is interesting that Gogol’s greatest play, The Government Inspector, was described with a similar power-type metaphor. Nabokov wrote, “(it) begins with a blinding flash […]

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