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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,B]IT ,WATK91,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,IT WAS 9 ,AUGU/1 #a#h#e#g1 :5 ,I WAS NE>LY FIFTE51 ?AT MY TURN CAME TO 5T] ! CORPS ( PAGES1 & ,I WAS TAK5 TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4 ,:5 ,I LEFT HOME ,I WAS /ILL A *ILD2 BUT HUMAN *>ACT] IS USUALLY SETTL$ 9 A DEF9ITE WAY AT AN E>LI] AGE ?AN IS G5]ALLY SUPPOS$1 & IT IS EVID5T TO ME ?AT UND] MY *ILDI% APPE>ANCE ,I WAS !N V]Y MU* :AT ,I WAS TO BE LAT] ON4 ,MY TA/ES1 MY 9CL9ATIONS1 W]E ALREADY DET]M9$4 

,! FIR/ IMPULSE TO MY 9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T WAS GIV51 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 BY MY ,RUSSIAN TEA*]4 ,IT IS AN EXCELL5T HABIT 9 ,RUSSIAN FAMILIES --- A HABIT N[1 UNHAPPILY1 ON ! DECL9E --- TO HAVE 9 ! H\SE A /UD5T :O AIDS ! BOYS & ! GIRLS ) !IR LESSONS1 EV5 :5 !Y >E AT A GYMNASIUM4 ,= A BETT] ASSIMILATION ( :AT !Y LE>N AT S*OOL1 & = A WID5+ ( !IR CONCEPTIONS AB\T :AT !Y LE>N1 HIS AID IS 9VALUABLE4 ,MOREOV]1 HE 9TRODUCES AN 9TELLECTUAL ELEM5T 9TO ! FAMILY1 & BECOMES AN ELD] BRO!R TO ! Y\NG PEOPLE1 --- (T5 SOME?+ BETT] ?AN AN ELD] BRO!R1 BECAUSE ! /UD5T HAS A C]TA9 RESPONSIBILITY = ! PROGRESS ( HIS PUPILS2 & AS ! ME?ODS ( TEA*+ *ANGE RAPIDLY1 FROM ONE G5]ATION TO ANO!R1 HE CAN ASSI/ HIS PUPILS MU* BETT] ?AN ! BE/ $UCAT$ P>5TS C\LD4 

,NIKOLAI ,PAVLOVI* ,SMIRN(F HAD LIT]>Y TA/ES4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 UND] ! WILD C5SOR%IP ( ,NI*OLAS ,I41 MANY QUITE 9(F5SIVE WORKS BY \R BE/ WRIT]S C\LD NOT BE PUBLI%$2 O!RS W]E SO MUTILAT$ AS TO DEPRIVE SOME PASSAGES 9 !M ( ANY MEAN+4 ,9 ! G5IAL COM$Y BY ,GRIBOY$(F1 0,MIS=TUNE FROM ,9TELLIG5CE10 :I* RANKS ) ! BE/ COM$IES ( ,MOLI]E1 ,COLONEL ,SKALOZUB HAD TO BE NAM$ 0,MR4 ,SKALOZUB10 TO ! DETRIM5T ( ! S5SE & EV5 ( ! V]SES2 = ! REPRES5TATION ( A COLONEL 9 A COMICAL LI<T W\LD HAVE BE5 CONSID]$ AN 9SULT TO ! >MY4 ,( SO 9NOC5T A BOOK AS ,GOGOL'S 0,DEAD ,S\LS0 ! SECOND P>T WAS NOT ALL[$ TO APPE>1 NOR ! FIR/ P>T TO BE REPR9T$1 AL?\< IT HAD LONG BE5 \T ( PR9T4 ,NUM]\S V]SES ( ,PU%K91 ,L]MONT(F1 ,A4 ,K4 ,TOL/OI1 ,RYLEEFF1 & O!R POETS W]E NOT P]MITT$ TO SEE ! LI<T2 TO SAY NO?+ ( SU* V]SES AS HAD ANY POLITICAL MEAN+ OR CONTA9$ A CRITICISM ( ! PREVAIL+ CONDITIONS4 ,ALL !SE CIRCULAT$ 9 MANUSCRIPT1 & ,SMIRN(F US$ TO COPY :OLE BOOKS ( ,GOGOL & ,PU%K9 = HIMSELF & HIS FRI5DS1 A TASK 9 :I* ,I OCCASIONALLY HELP$ HIM4 ,AS A TRUE *ILD ( ,MOSC[ HE WAS ALSO IMBU$ ) ! DEEPE/ V5]ATION = ?OSE ( \R WRIT]S :O LIV$ 9 ,MOSC[1 --- SOME ( !M 9 ! ,OLD ,EQU]RIES' ,QU>T]4 ,HE PO9T$ \T TO ME ) RESPECT ! H\SE ( ! ,C\NTESS ,SALIAS 7,EUG5IE ,T\R71 :O WAS \R NE> NEI<BOR1 :ILE ! H\SE ( ! NOT$ EXILE ,ALEX&] ,H]Z5 ALWAYS WAS ASSOCIAT$ ) A C]TA9 MY/]I\S FEEL+ ( RESPECT & AWE4 ,! H\SE :]E ,GOGOL LIV$ WAS = US AN OBJECT ( DEEP RESPECT1 & ?\< ,I WAS NOT N9E :5 HE DI$ 79 #a#h#e#a71 & HAD READ NONE ( HIS WORKS1 ,I REMEMB] WELL ! SADNESS HIS DEA? PRODUC$ AT ,MOSC[4 ,TURGU5EFF WELL EXPRESS$ ?AT FEEL+ 9 A NOTE1 = :I* ,NI*OLAS ,I4 ORD]$ HIM TO BE PUT UND] >RE/ & S5T 9TO EXILE TO HIS E/ATE4 

,PU%K9'S GREAT POEM1 0,EV<5IY ,ONYE<910 MADE BUT LITTLE IMPRESSION UPON ME1 & ,I /ILL ADMIRE ! M>VEL\S SIMPLICITY & BEAUTY ( HIS /YLE 9 ?AT POEM MORE ?AN ITS CONT5TS4 ,BUT ,GOGOL'S WORKS1 :I* ,I READ :5 ,I WAS ELEV5 OR TWELVE1 HAD A P[]FUL EFFECT ON MY M9D1 & MY FIR/ LIT]>Y ESSAYS W]E 9 IMITATION ( HIS HUMOR\S MANN]4 ,AN HI/ORICAL NOVEL BY ,ZAGOSK91 0,YURIY ,MILOSLAVSKIY10 AB\T ! TIMES ( ! GREAT UPRIS+ ( #a#f#a#b1 ,PU%K9'S 0,! ,CAPTA9'S ,DAU<T]10 DEAL+ ) ! ,PUGA*(F UPRIS+1 & ,DUMAS'S 0,QUE5 ,M>GU]ITE0 AWAK5$ 9 ME A LA/+ 9T]E/ 9 HI/ORY4 ,AS TO O!R ,FR5* NOVELS1 ,I HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO READ !M S9CE ,DAUDET & ,ZOLA CAME TO ! FRONT4 ,NEKRAS(F'S POETRY WAS MY FAVORITE FROM E>LY YE>S2 ,I KNEW MANY ( HIS V]SES BY HE>T4 

,NIKOLAI ,PAVLOVI* E>LY BEGAN TO MAKE ME WRITE1 & ) HIS AID ,I WROTE A LONG 0,HI/ORY ( A ,SIXP5CE10 = :I* WE 9V5T$ ALL SORTS ( *>ACT]S1 9TO :OSE POSSESSION ! SIXP5CE FELL4 ,MY BRO!R ,ALEX&] HAD AT ?AT TIME A MU* MORE POETICAL TURN ( M9D4 ,HE WROTE MO/ ROMANTIC /ORIES1 & BEGAN E>LY TO MAKE V]SES1 :I* HE DID ) WOND]FUL FACILITY & 9 A MO/ MUSICAL & EASY /YLE4 ,IF HIS M9D HAD NOT SUBSEQU5TLY BE5 TAK5 UP BY NATURAL HI/ORY & PHILOSOPHICAL /UDIES1 HE UND\BT$LY W\LD HAVE BECOME A POET ( M>K4 ,9 ?OSE YE>S HIS FAVORITE RESORT = F9D+ POETICAL 9SPIRATION WAS ! G5TLY SLOOP+ RO( UND]NEA? \R W9D[4 ,?IS >\S$ 9 ME A CON/ANT DESIRE TO TEASE HIM4 0,!RE IS ! POET SITT+ UND] ! *IMNEY-POT1 TRY+ TO WRITE HIS V]SES10 ,I US$ TO SAY2 & ! TEAS+ 5D$ 9 A FI]CE SCRIMMAGE1 :I* BR\<T \R SI/] ,HEL5E TO A /ATE ( DESPAIR4 ,BUT ,ALEX&] WAS SO DEVOID ( REV5GEFULNESS ?AT PEACE WAS SOON CONCLUD$1 & WE LOV$ EA* O!R IMM5SELY4 ,AMONG BOYS1 SCRIMMAGE & LOVE SEEM TO GO H& 9 H&4 

,I HAD EV5 !N TAK5 TO J\RNALISM4 ,9 MY TWELF? YE> ,I BEGAN TO $IT A DAILY J\RNAL4 ,PAP] WAS NOT TO BE HAD AT WILL 9 \R H\SE1 & MY J\RNAL WAS 9 #c#b6 ONLY4 ,AS ! ,CRIMEAN W> HAD NOT YET BROK5 \T1 & ! ONLY NEWSPAP] :I* MY FA!R US$ TO RECEIVE WAS ! ,GAZETTE ( ! ,MOSC[ POLICE1 ,I HAD NOT A GREAT *OICE ( MODELS4 ,AS A RESULT MY [N ,GAZETTE CONSI/$ M]ELY ( %ORT P>AGRAPHS ANN\NC+ ! NEWS ( ! DAY3 AS1 0,W5T \T TO ! WOODS4 ,N4 ,P4 ,SMIRN(F %OT TWO ?RU%ES10 & SO ON4 

,?IS SOON CEAS$ TO SATISFY ME1 & 9 #ahee ,I />T$ A MON?LY REVIEW1 :I* CONTA9$ ,ALEX&]'S V]SES1 MY NOVELETTES1 & SOME SORT ( 0V>IETIES40 ,! MAT]IAL EXI/5CE ( ?IS REVIEW WAS FULLY GU>ANTE$1 = IT HAD PL5TY ( SUBSCRIB]S2 ?AT IS1 ! $ITOR HIMSELF & ,SMIRN(F1 :O REGUL>LY PAID HIS SUBSCRIPTION1 ( SO MANY %EETS ( PAP]1 EV5 AFT] HE HAD LEFT \R H\SE4 ,9 RETURN1 ,I ACCURATELY WROTE \T = MY FAI?FUL SUBSCRIB] A SECOND COPY4 

,:5 ,SMIRN(F LEFT US1 & A /UD5T ( M$IC9E1 ,N4 ,M4 ,PAVL(F1 TOOK HIS PLACE1 ! LATT] HELP$ ME 9 MY $ITORIAL DUTIES4 ,HE OBTA9$ = ! REVIEW A POEM BY ONE ( HIS FRI5DS1 & --- /ILL MORE IMPORTANT --- ! 9TRODUCTORY LECTURE ON PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY BY ONE ( ! ,MOSC[ PR(ESSORS4 ,( C\RSE ?IS HAD NOT BE5 PR9T$ BE=E3 A REPRODUCTION W\LD NEV] HAVE F\ND ITS WAY 9TO ! REVIEW4 

,ALEX&]1 ,I NE$ NOT SAY1 TOOK A LIVELY 9T]E/ 9 ! PAP]1 & ITS R5[N SOON REA*$ ! CORPS ( CADETS4 ,SOME Y\NG WRIT]S ON ! WAY TO FAME UND]TOOK ! PUBLICATION ( A RIVAL4 ,! MATT] WAS S]I\S3 9 POEMS & NOVELS WE C\LD HOLD \R [N2 BUT !Y HAD A 0CRITIC10 & A 0CRITIC0 :O WRITES1 9 CONNECTION ) ! *>ACT]S ( SOME NEW NOVEL1 ALL SORTS ( ?+S AB\T ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE1 & T\*ES UPON A ?\S& QUE/IONS :I* C\LD NOT BE T\*$ UPON ANY:]E ELSE1 MAKES ! S\L ( A ,RUSSIAN REVIEW4 ,!Y HAD A CRITIC1 & WE HAD NONE6 ,HE WROTE AN >TICLE = ! FIR/ NUMB]1 & HIS >TICLE WAS %[N TO MY BRO!R4 ,IT WAS RA!R PRET5TI\S & WEAK4 ,ALEX&] AT ONCE WROTE AN ANTI-CRITICISM1 RIDICUL+ & DEMOLI%+ ! CRITIC 9 A VIOL5T MANN]4 ,!RE WAS GREAT CON/]NATION 9 ! RIVAL CAMP :5 !Y LE>N$ ?AT ?IS ANTI-CRITICISM W\LD APPE> 9 \R NEXT ISSUE2 !Y GAVE UP PUBLI%+ !IR PAP]1 !IR BE/ WRIT]S JO9$ \R /AFF1 & WE TRIUMPHANTLY ANN\NC$ ! FUTURE 0EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATION0 ( SO MANY DI/+UI%$ WRIT]S4 

,9 ,AUGU/1 #a#h#e#g1 ! REVIEW HAD TO BE SUSP5D$1 AFT] NE>LY TWO YE>S' EXI/5CE4 ,NEW SURR\ND+S & A QUITE NEW LIFE W]E BE=E ME4 ,I W5T AWAY FROM HOME ) REGRET1 ! MORE SO BECAUSE ! :OLE DI/ANCE BETWE5 ,MOSC[ & ,/4 ,PET]SBURG W\LD BE BETWE5 ME & ,ALEX&]1 & ,I ALREADY CONSID]$ IT A MIS=TUNE ?AT ,I HAD TO 5T] A MILIT>Y S*OOL4 

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