Mirgorod by Nikolai Gogol. Short summary

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The work consists of two parts, where the stories of the old landlords, the intrepid Cossack Taras Bulba and the witch-pannock, who ruined the seminarian.

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The work consists of two parts. The first begins with the work «Old-Fashioned Landlords,» which tells the story of a nice elderly couple of landlords. They loved each other very much and died one by one.

«Taras Bulba» is a tale of a fearless Cossack. He killed one of his sons for treason and was present at the execution of the other. Taras Bulba himself died at the hands of his enemies.

The second part consists of the story «Viy», which tells the story of revenge of the witch-pannock to the seminarian who ruined her. The young man is forced to read the funeral service for the dead pannea. For two nights in a row she tries to kill the seminarian. At last the young woman summons all the evil forces led by Wius. The devil kills the young man.

«The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich Quarrelled» is about a silly quarrel between best friends that turned them into irreconcilable enemies until their old age.