His comedy about Khlestakov being mistaken for the title figure was inspired by an anecdote told to him by Pushkin, while his best known work chronicles a tour across Russia, meeting characters like Belinsky, in the process of implementing a get-rich-quick scheme designed by Chichikov.
This author of "A Bewitched Place" wrote of the titular Cossack's fight against Poles and Jews in Taras Bulba. His comedy about Khlestakov being mistaken for the title figure was inspired by an anecdote told to him by Pushkin, while his best known work chronicles a tour across Russia, meeting characters like Belinsky, in the process of implementing a get-rich-quick scheme designed by Chichikov. For 10 points, identify this Russian author of The Inspector-General, "The Overcoat," "The Nose," and the novel Dead Souls.
This author of "A Bewitched Place" wrote of the titular Cossack's fight against Poles and Jews in Taras Bulba.
Nikolai Vassilievich {Gogol}