Dead Souls

"Dead Souls" — an iconic poem by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809–1852), combining elements of satire and deep philosophical reflection on the fate of Russia.

The main character, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, embarks on an adventurous enterprise — the purchase of deceased peasants from landowners, which allows him to enrich himself on paper.

Each of the characters personifies various vices of society.

The idle dreamer Manilov, the brazen and unscrupulous Nozdryov, the rude and cruel Sobakevich, the narrow-minded and stubborn Korobochka, the stingy and suspicious Plyushkin.