Gogol Maria Ivanovna - the mother of the famous writer. She was born into a family of landowners in the Poltava region and was a real beauty. Her parents married her very early - at the age of fourteen, the girl became the legal wife of a man who was twice her age.
So who is Maria Ivanovna Gogol? Her biography mainly revolves around her husband and famous son. The land where the Gogol family lived was full of mysticism. Very superstitious people lived in the Poltava region, and the boy often heard terrible legends. The mystical direction of his works was also influenced by the suspiciousness and gift of foresight of his mother.
The whole life of Gogol's dearest person passed in painful anxieties. Mother had prophetic dreams. Sometimes, for months Gogol Maria Ivanovna was under the impression of what she dreamed. More often than not, her worries were not in vain.
Vasily Afanasyevich Gogol
Nikolai's father also had literary and acting talent. He belonged to the ancient Gogol-Yanovsky family. Mary's future husband saw her in a dream. The Mother of God allegedly turned to him and showeda young girl - just a child. Having visited the house of Maria Ivanovna, he recognized in her the very girl from the dream. At that moment, he decided that she would certainly become his wife.
In the 1920s, he made friends with the Minister of Justice - Dimitri Prokofievich Troshchinsky, who set up a home theater on his estate. Vasily Afanasyevich Gogol became its leader. He was fluent in the Ukrainian language (at that time it was called Little Russian). He wrote plays for the theatre. Two of his comedies have survived in the archives:
- "Sheep-Dog";
- "A simpleton, or the cunning of a woman outwitted by a soldier."
The plots of these plays strongly resembled folk tales.
Son Nikolai was a frequent guest at the theater. He practically grew up on stage, often attended rehearsals. Inspired by all this, the boy wrote his first poems at home. Unfortunately, his first attempts at writing have not survived to this day. As a child, the writer had an interest in painting and even organized his own exhibition at his parents' house.
Vasily Afanasyevich also gave his acting talent to his son. When he studied at the Nizhyn classical gymnasium, he became seriously interested in playing in the student theater. In an educational institution, he met people who would become famous writers in the future:
- Nestor the Dollmaker.
- Nikolai Prokopovich.
- Konstantin Basili.
- Alexander Danilevsky.
They were all in love with the stage. Friends also do it yourselfpublished the first literary magazines:
- Meteor of Literature.
- "Dawn of the North".
- Star.
Nikolai Vasilyevich could have become a famous actor, but he was attracted to public service. After graduation, he went to St. Petersburg to build his career.
Death of husband
Two years before the wedding, Vasily Afanasyevich had a fever. Later, nothing threatened his he alth. But the gift of predictions and the subtle flair of Mary never failed. She knew that she would outlive her husband and son, and this greatly depressed her, did not allow her to live in peace, tormented her in incomprehensible terrible dreams. Father left this world when Nikolai was 16 years old. Gogol Maria Ivanovna did not marry again, but devoted herself entirely to her son. She had a presentiment that he would glorify his homeland.
Religious upbringing of son
The mother of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was engaged in his religious education almost from the cradle. Maria Ivanovna Gogol constantly took her son to church, read the word of God to him, but the child did not grow up too religious. True faith came to him not from love for the Lord, but from a terrible fear, which was inspired by the picture of the Last Judgment described by his mother.
An impressionable boy with an unbalanced psyche decided to lead a righteous life so as not to end up in hell. He was seduced by the prospect of going to heaven. His mother told him that the Lord gives the righteous a ladder to heaven. This happens immediately after death.
Famous correspondence with son
Gogol experienced tohis mother very tender filial feelings. They were true friends. Nikolai's mother was not an educated woman and knew little about literature. At the same time, she was also not the most outstanding hostess, but her son tried to be very tactful so as not to offend her even with a hint. Nikolai Vasilievich loved his mother very much and all the time in his letters thanked her for her prayers. He told how good and warm since childhood he felt in his soul from her appeals to God.
Help my son
Maria Ivanovna Gogol-Yanovskaya was proud of her Nikolai. She became his faithful assistant and inspiration. When Gogol needed ethnographic material, she collected it bit by bit. At his request, she sent him epics, fairy tales, legends. The mother made a huge contribution to the work of her son. To some extent, she can be called a co-author of his early works, since they, by and large, consisted of descriptions of rituals. These were customs that were used at weddings, christenings, commemorations, and funerals. Nikolai Vasilievich also used descriptions of the costumes that his mother got.
Slava Gogol
Glory came to Gogol after the publication of the books "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". He dedicated it to his mother. On the day the book was published, he congratulated her on the day of the angel. Pushkin highly appreciated this work, writing in a review that he had not seen anything more cheerful and sincere. With the release of the book, the author gained popularity. His literary achievements were highly valued in the upper strata of society.
The works of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogolknown and loved all over the world. The writer himself believed that he had a prophetic talent, which he sought to use for the benefit of people. He knew what influences the minds of people, and tried to touch upon in his works the eternal problems of mankind, which are still relevant today.
