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The Government Inspector, also known as The Inspector General, is a satirical work by the Russian dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the play was revised for an 1842 edition. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia. Learn More

The Greatest Russian Literary Masterpieces by Gogol, including THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, TARAS BULBA, VIY and More! Learn More

The Russians very well know how to weave intriguing stories that keep readers hooked till the end. This book represents a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated collection of some of the finest Russian fairy and folk tales. Learn More

One of the greatest and grandest advocates of the literary vocation, Joseph Brodsky truly lived his life as a poet, and for it earned eighteen months in an Arctic labor camp, expulsion from his native country, and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Such were one man's wages. Learn More