NIKOLAI GOGOL’S MARDINALIA BIBLE 1820 EDITION: BACK TO THE TOPIC

The article is dedicated to study of Gogol’s marginalia in the Bible of 1820th year edition belonged to him. New marginalia completed the list of previously known marginalia. The article discussed the previous researches of Gogol’s marginalia. The author describes some new marginalia and suggests connection between the marginalia and the facts of biography and creative aspirations of the writer and some Gogol’s works such as “The Overcoat”, “Portrait”, “Dead Souls”. Three marginalia on the pages of the New Testament attracted special attention. It is “fast”, “forgiveness”, the “acquisition”

Bible, marginalia, Gogol’s text, reminiscences, fast, forgiveness, the acquisition