Nevsky Prospekt (story)

The story The Nevsky Prospect (Russian Невский Проспект ) by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol describes the beginning of Nevsky Prospekt, a street in St. Petersburg, in a glamorous way, at the end of this presentation is withdrawn.

In the course of a day, people who perform here are described: the morning of the Prospectus is almost empty, beggars gather in front of the doors, farmers with muddy boots to cross the road. At noon, it is lively, Hofmeister with their pupils, governesses appear with their children, in the afternoon then the family fathers with their wives and later civil servants and all sorts of other distinguished personalities. Finally, in the evening when the lanterns are lit, promenading the young " Kollegienregistratoren, governorates and colleges secretaries " but also " shop assistants, workers and merchants ," all Petersburg seems to be agreed there. Microcosm Nevsky Prospekt stands for the whole city of Petersburg, the human bustle, as phantasmagoria.

Two storylines run through the narrative: the enthusiastic artist Piskarjow meets a dark-haired girl, whose beauty so impressed him that he follows her and has to realize that she is a prostitute. At this realization, he breaks down and loses his mind. His friend, Lieutenant Pirogov fleet, flirts with the blonde wife of a German locksmith and applies for a beating, so that the lieutenant the desire for adventure passes.

The experience of the two ends vary widely, for Piskarjow the whole is a crucial experience in which he loses mind and life, for Pirogov everything remains only episode. However, both have been deceived by appearances and that is the deeper meaning of the story that ultimately everything is lies and deceit, nothing is as it seems. Thus, the Nevsky Prospekt is a deceptive nice place and is particularly dangerous at night when "Satan in person, " the lamps ignite to " show everything in a false light ."

  • Work of Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
  • Story
  • Literature (19th century)
  • Literature ( Russian)
  • Nevsky Prospekt
  • Alexander Nevsky Yaroslavich
  • Literary work
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