Today, 216 years ago, on March 19th, 1809 (February 4th, 1809 in the lunar calendar), Russian writer Gogol was born. On March 19th, 1809, Russian writer Gogol was born. Gogol has written many works in his life, and his masterpieces include Imperial Envoy and Dead Soul. Gogol had a great influence on the development of the whole history of Russian literature. Gorky gave a lofty evaluation of Gogol, included him in the ranks of world-famous satirists, and more than once suggested that Soviet writers learn from this great master of artistic words. The picture shows the Gogol Monument in Moscow. Comments: Great writer, The Imperial Envoy is still wonderful in today's China!