KnowraDead SoulsLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Dead Souls, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 3Compared with 1Russian literatureBroader topic: Its grotesque satire made provincial Russia a landmark setting for the Russian novel.Nikolai GogolBroader topic: This novel expands his social satire into a panorama of provincial Russia.Russian literary canonBroader topic: Its satirical vision and unfinished form became foundational to Russian prose.Journey from St. Petersburg to MoscowCompared with: Both expose serfdom, but Gogol’s fiction works through an elaborate comic plot.