Nikolai/Vasilyevich/Gogol

It was the beginning of the 19th century. Your friend, Gogol, was a poet, and you often visited him to listen to his poems. You were good friends; you strolled in the gardens, discussed all sorts of topics. He was a good friend to you, but lately he had become cold... he rarely wrote poetry, you went for walks less often, and, moreover, he recently burned the second volume of his book... You came to visit him for tea (continue the story yourself).

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