In this post, we will see the book Mirgorod – Being a Continuation of Evenings in a Village Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol.
About the book
Mirgorod is a small town situated on the River Khorol. It has a rope-yard, a brick-yard, four water- and 45 windmills.
Mirgorod (Russian: «Миргород») is a collection of short stories written by Nikolai Gogol, composed between 1832-1834 and first published in 1835.It was significantly revised and expanded by Gogol for an 1842 edition of his complete works.The title Mirgorod is the Russian pronunciation of the name of the Ukrainian city Myrhorod and means “city of peace” in both languages. It is also the setting for the final story in the collection, “The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich”. The title reflects the stories’ portrayal of provincial Ukrainian life, similar to Gogol’s successful previous collection, Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka. To solidify this connection between the two works, he attached the subtitle: “Stories which are a continuation of the Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka.
Translated from the Russian
Illustrated by A. Kanevsky
Designed by E. Krivinskaya
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Contents
The collection contains four stories
The collection is a cycle of four stories, divided into two volumes:
Part One
“Old World Landowners” («Старосветские помещики»)
“Taras Bulba” («Тарас Бульба»)
Part Two
“Viy” («Вий»)
“The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich” («Повесть о том, как поссорился Иван Иванович с Иваном Никифоровичем»)
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