Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian-Ukrainian novelist and playwright whose works satirized bureaucracy and society, shaping modern Russian literature.
European investigations reveal a string of library thefts targeting rare Russian classics, including Pushkin, with a suspected organised network behind the crimes. French prosecutors charge several Georgians with conspiracy and theft, detailing multiple 2023 incidents at Lyon and Paris libraries and ongoing Europol-Eurojust coordination.