Dead Souls

The Dead Souls written by Nikolay Gogol in 1842 is not only a masterpiece of Russian literature but also a deep timeless social satire. The plot is evolving around enterprising protagonist Mr. Chichikov who is being sent to a small town NN where he is buying from local landlords ''''dead souls or the rights to own serfs which are ''''souls'''' only on the property register, but not a living people...