Taras Bulba. Gogol N.

The present book publishes two novels by N.V. Gogol (Taras Bulba and Vii) from the Mirgorod cycle, which the author thought, as you know, as a continuation of "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka", suggesting further To acquaint readers with the life and life of Little Russian peasants, Cossacks and small landowners. From fun and romantic parabs and Divchin, inspired and poetic descriptions of Ukrainian nature, Gogol moved to the depiction of life prose.

Preparing the material for the story “Taras Bulba”, the writer on bitterness collected historical episodes, including information from personal archives and UNION -in -laws. At the same time, laying out the mosaic of the history of Ukraine, the classic broke dry facts with folklore, skillfully mixed historical facts and artistic fiction.

“Viy” - a story about the test of spiritual stability in the face of hostile, dark forces of the world. Homa to doubt himself, he forgot all his spells and prayers and died... a fantastic, but very instructive story.