Gogolian — adjective see Gogol … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gogol — biographical name Nikolay Vasilyevich 1809 1852 Russian writer • Gogolian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Night Before Christmas (1913 film) — The Night Before Christmas Ivan Mozzhukhin as the demon Directed by Ladislas Starevich Written by Nikolai Gogol (story) … Wikipedia
The Reenactment — Infobox Film name = The Reenactment caption = director = Lucian Pintilie producer = Lucian Pintilie writer = Horia Pătraşcu and Lucian Pintilie starring = George Constantin, George Mihăiţă, Vladimir Găitan music = cinematography = Sergiu Huzum… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Russian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Russian language, beginning with the Christianization of Kievan Rus in the late 10th century. The unusual shape of Russian literary history has been the source of numerous… … Universalium
KOROLENKO, VLADIMIR GALAKTIONOVICH° — (1853–1921), Russian writer. One of the most illustrious representatives of the liberal Russian intelligentsia of the turn of the century, Korolenko was very active in many humanitarian causes, and was also among the most vocal opponents of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHALOM ALEICHEM — (Sholem Aleykhem; narrative persona and subsequent pseudonym of Sholem Rabinovitsh (Rabinovitz); 1859–1916), Yiddish prose writer and humorist born on February 18, 1859 (old style; March 2, new style), in Pereyaslav (today: Pereyaslav… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
