果戈理曾呼吁国人认真研究自己的国家，洞察人民心灵中隐含着的各种光明本性和黑暗本性，把这看成是每个人的重要宗教的和道德的职责，但他却得出如下的沉郁的结论：“在俄国存在着对俄罗斯的巨大无知”。《死魂灵》作者是在俄罗斯文化正值黄金时代讲这句话的，这可能使人大惑 Gogol once appealed to his compatriots to study their own country seriously and to understand the various bright and dark nature implied in the hearts of the people. This is regarded as an important religious and moral responsibility of everyone, but he has come to the following conclusion Gloomy conclusion: “There is a great ignorance of Russia in Russia.” The author of “Dead Souls” is telling the story of Russian culture in the Golden Age, which can be confusing