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RKS Russian Literature: A Dreadful Absence of Both Good and Evil (Nikolay Gogol)
“No one had seen him, even once, being any different from what he always was, whether on the street or at home. Had he but once showed any concern for anything, had he got roaring drink and burst out laughing in his drunken state, had he even abandoned himself to wild grotesque revelry of the…
RKS Russian Literature: A Russian Philanthropic Swindle (Nikolay Gogol)
“For instance, having set up some philanthropic society for the poor and having contributed considerable sums to it, we lose no time in commemorating such a praiseworthy event by throwing a dinner for all the leading dignitaries of the town, thereby expending, of course, half the sums that have been contributed. With what remains, a…
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