The Nose Nikolai Gogol

Imperfection, like mortality itself, is an integrated aspect of being human. Most people, however, try to mask theirs through self-importance and ambition. Self-importance and ambition help to promote self-confidence and the illusion of perfection...

An astutely stated and compelling assertion that “perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be” brings light to one of the myriad disputes concerning what constitutes the core of any human being and whether...

Following the resurgence of the Russian writer with Alexander Pushkin, a new generation of Russian authors emerged. Among the writers of the ‘Golden Age of Russian Literature’ are Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoyevsky who dominated the field....