Gogol's rank

[David Powelstock]

*Kollezhskii asessor*, same as Kovalev!

Cheers,
David

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David Powelstock
Assoc. Prof. of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director, Master of Arts in Comparative Humanities
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 02453


On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:39 PM, anna dvigubski <ad2262 at columbia.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> After a discussion of The Nose, a student wanted to know whether Gogol
> himself had merited a particular rank during his time as a civil servant.
>  Would any of you have information about this? Or about a source I could
> consult?
>
> And another question: was there compulsory military service for non-serfs
> in the 1830s Russia?
>
> Thank you!
> Anna
>
> Anna Dvigubski
> Kenyon College
>
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