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Nikolai VasilievichGogol(1809 ~ 1852) |
The text by Gogol is Майская ночь, или утопленица, One Night in May, or The Drowned Maiden.
The historical context (in English) to the story has been provided by Professor Robin Milner-Gulland.
The literary criticism is an edited translation of a 19th Century article, 'May Night', by V.V.Kallash.
Biographical information about Gogol can be found on the Calendar of Authors website.