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Dead Souls [electronic resource]
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-18522010
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"Dead Souls" is the story of Chichikov, a young middle-class gentleman who comes to a small town with a dubious plan to improve his wealth and position in life. He begins by spending beyond his means on the premise that he can impress the local officials and gain standing and connections in the community that will give him the capacity to live easily into the future. At the heart of his plan is the idea of acquiring "dead souls" or more explicitly serfs of landowners who have died since the last census. Since the taxes of landowners are based upon the number of serfs that they employ, Chichikov believes that the landowners will be all too happy to part with these "dead souls". A satirical gem, Gogol's "Dead Souls" exemplifies his particular gift of exhibiting the true failings of humanity in all their absurdity.
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Dead Souls [electronic resource] / Gogol, Nikolai.
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[S.l.] : Neeland Media LLC, 2010.
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1 online resource
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Electronic book.Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Neeland Media LLC 2010 Available via World Wide Web.
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9781596251564
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English
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3324540
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