Nikolai Gogol is one of Russia"s most distinctive writers, and also one of its most enigmatic. There are more myths about his life and death than any other writer. Why did he never marry? Why did he never own his own house? Why did he burn the second part to "Dead Souls"? Of course, the biggest mystery of all is the terrible secret of his illness and death... Well known French writer and historian Anri Truaia attempts to explain some of the mysteries that surround Gogol in her book. IN RUSSIAN.