Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809-1852 creator Buek, Otto 1873-1966 Buek, Otto 1873-1966 text utu 2017 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Die Abenteuer Tschitschikows oder Die toten Seelen I" by Nikolai Gogol is a novel published in 1842. The story follows Pawel Iwanowitsch Tschitschikow, a cunning opportunist determined to enrich himself through an audacious scheme. He travels through provincial Russia purchasing "dead souls"—deceased serfs still listed on official records—to use as collateral for state loans. Through satirical encounters with eccentric landowners, Gogol exposes the corruption, absurdity, and moral decay of the Russian landed gentry in pre-revolutionary Russia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_toten_Seelen Release date is 2017-03-01 Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library. Original publication data not identified Satire Humorous stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Russia -- Fiction PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54262 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54262 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134242.0 54262