Petersburg novels. Gogol N.V.

“St. Petersburg Tales” by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) - a cycle of five works united by the scene - St. Petersburg. This is a city of deceit and illusions, a city, tempting everyone who gets into it, a city of contrasts. Weaved reality and science fiction, the author creates a whole gallery of portraits, which develop in a single picture of life. There is everything here: the splendor of the social life and the concerns of a “small” person, hopes and experiences, depravity and insanity. This was what Petersburg Gogol saw almost 200 years ago. Times are changing, but the characters and customs do not change. That is why the novels are still relevant and read with interest. For secondary and senior school age.