''Arabesques'' (russian: «Арабески») are collected works written and compiled by
Nikolai Gogol, first published in January 1835. The collection consists of two parts, diverse in content, hence its name: ″arabesques,″ a special type of Arabic design where lines wind around each other. Articles on chronicles, geography, and art, as well as works of fiction such as
"Nevsky Prospekt," "
The Portrait," and "
Diary of a Madman" merge the collection into one piece.
К юбилею Гоголя впервые за 100 лет выйдет сборник «Арабески»
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The articles represent Gogol's opinions and ideas about literature and art. In "A Few Words About Pushkin," for instance, he describes Pushkin as one of the greatest Russian poets and sets task for Russian literature to be fulfilled; in "On Little Russian Songs," Gogol gave his estimation of Ukrainian folk arts; and in an article about Karl Bryullov
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), original name Charles Bruleau, also transliterated Briullov and Briuloff, and referred to by his friends as "Karl the Great", was a ...
's painting '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' he assessed the phenomenon of Russian art.[Лотман]
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Nikolai Gogol