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Nevsky Prospekt (story)
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"Nevsky Prospekt" (Template:Lang-ru) is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, written between 1831 and 1834, and published in 1835.
Summary
Influenced strongly by the sentimental movement, the protagonist of "Nevsky Prospekt" is a pathetic and insignificant romantic, the narrator is chatty and unreliable (along the lines of Tristram Shandy, the definitive sentimental novel), and realism dominates.
The story is organized symmetrically; the narrator describes Nevsky Prospekt in great detail, then the plot splits to follow in turn two acquaintances, each of whom follows a beautiful woman whom he has seen on the street.
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The first story follows the romantic hero, the second follows his realistic foil. The story closes with the narrator once more speaking generally of Nevsky Prospekt.
The introduction describes Nevsky Prospekt, the central avenue of St.
Petersburg, a