![]() Taras Bulba is a strange little novel about war and honour. All the same, Taras Bulba gives us an interesting look at some of the mystique that surrounds the Cossacks in Russian literature - and occasionally even dares to challenge it. The other reason for its neglect may be that it is a rather uneven reading experience in both tone and style. The iconic stature that Dead Souls has since achieved in the canon of 19th-century Russian literature may explain why Taras Bulba is relatively neglected by English readers in comparison. First published in 1835, it was later revised and re-published in 1842, the same year that Dead Souls was released. Nikolai Gogol is still perhaps best known for his satirical masterpiece Dead Souls, but Taras Bulba presents Gogol in a rather different key. ![]() Kasova Hora steppe, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast region, Ukraine. ![]()
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