To some of his contemporaries, Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol seemed an eccentric, in his life there really was a lot of the strange and unusual. Being an uncommunicative person by nature, the writer did not tell anyone about his experiences, but they nevertheless manifested themselves in his extraordinary habits and actions.
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N. V. Gogol was born in 1809 in the village of Sorochintsy, Ukraine. His father wrote plays for the theater, and his mother was engaged in raising children, of whom, in addition to Nikolai, there were eleven in the family. When the boy was ten years old, his parents sent him to study at the Poltava gymnasium, in which he became a member of the literary circle. It was there that he began writing small theatrical plays.
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After graduating from high school, Gogol moved to St. Petersburg, hoping to start a successful career as a writer. But here he immediately fails - his romantic poem "Ganz Küchelgarten", published in a small edition under the pseudonym of V. Alov, evokes negative reviews from critics. This circumstance forces the novice writer to buy up the rest of the print run in order to destroy it.
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Soon, fate gives Gogol a second chance - he draws closer to the creative intelligentsia, familiar to A. S. Pushkin and V. A. Zhukovsky. Friends help him get a place as a teacher at the institute, in addition, he begins to give private lessons. In parallel with his teaching activities, Gogol is writing stories about the life of a simple Ukrainian village. Soon, his first well-known works were published: "The Evening on the Eve of Ivan Kupala", "Sorochinskaya Fair", "May Night" and others. Interesting is the fact that the material for these stories helped Gogol to collect his mother, who is also fond of local folklore and mysticism. After the first successful publications, others follow - "The Night Before Christmas", "Arabesques" and "Mirgorod". Sparkling humor, special folklore, the cheerful life of the Ukrainian village, mixed with mysticism - all this captivates Gogol's readers. A. S. himself Pushkin was delighted with the works of the newly minted talent.
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Communicating with people, Nikolai Vasilyevich remained a closed and unsociable person, he was constantly tormented by some kind of internal complexes and endless self-criticism. Gogol was afraid of strangers, he even left the room if someone outside appeared in it. He was also very afraid of a thunderstorm, she instilled in him mystical horror.
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Nothing is known about the relationship of the writer with women, in his entire life he has never been married.
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Another interesting fact is the attitude of Nikolai Vasilyevich to his own appearance. The writer did not like his prominent nose. This personal problem is reflected in his story "The Nose", in which this organ leaves its owner.
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The writer's habits were also strange. His pockets were always filled with sweets. Gogol constantly put lumps of sugar in them, which were served with tea. Obsessed with some kind of inner work of thought, Nikolai Vasilyevich often rolled bread balls, justifying himself by the fact that it was easier for him to think so.
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Gogol was partial to miniature editions. Even complex mathematics fascinated him if it was published in miniature sizes.
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At the end of his life, the writer fell into a terrible depression and completely refused food. He practically did not sleep, constantly prayed, cried, refused medications. The second part of Dead Souls was sent into the fire. Why he did this is also a mystery.
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Nikolai Vasilyevich was afraid that he would be buried alive, in a lethargic sleep. That is why, in his will, he indicated that his body should be buried only when there are clear signs of decay.
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In Gogol's will, a drawing of a small chapel was found, which was to be built next to the grave. As planned by the writer, the rope from the bell should have been tied to his hand, and in case of awakening Nikolai Vasilyevich could give a signal. But this idea was never implemented.
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Even the death of N. V. Gogol gave birth to many conjectures and secrets that our contemporaries are still trying to unravel. In 1931, in connection with the reconstruction of a part of the necropolis in the Danilov Monastery, the reburial of Gogol's grave took place. All those present were frightened and amazed at the unusual posture of the deceased - the writer's head was turned to one side.
