Gogol Maria Ivanovna - the mother of the famous writer

Gogol Maria Ivanovna - the mother of the famous writer. She was born into a family of landlords in the Poltava region and was a real beauty. Her parents gave her a very early marriage - at the age of fourteen the girl became the lawful wife of a man who was twice her age.

So who is Gogol Maria Ivanovna? Her biography mainly revolves around her husband and her famous son. The land where Gogol's family lived was full of mysticism. In Poltava lived very superstitious people, and the boy often heard terrible legends. The mystical direction of his works was also influenced by the suspiciousness and gift of his mother's foresight.

The whole life of the native for Gogol was spent in agonizing anxieties. Mother saw prophetic dreams. Sometimes, for months, Gogol Maria Ivanovna was under the impression that she was dreaming. Most often, her worries were not in vain.

Vasily Afanasyevich Gogol

Nikolai's father also had literary and acting talent. He belonged to the old Gogol-Yanovsky family. The future husband of Mary saw her in a dream. The Mother of God allegedly turned to him and showed a young girl - quite a child. After visiting Maria Ivanovna's house, he recognized in her the same girl from a dream. At the same instant, he decided that she would certainly become his wife.

In the 1920s, he made friends with the Minister of Justice, Dimitri Prokofievich Troshchinsky, who arranged a home theater in his estate. Vasily Afanasyevich Gogol became its leader. He knew the Ukrainian language well (at that time he was called Little Russian). He wrote plays for the theater. In the archives there are two of his comedies:

• "Dog-sheep";
• "The Commoner, or the Cunning of a Woman, Overplayed by a Soldier."

Plots of these plays strongly resembled folk tales.

His son Nikolai was a frequent guest in the theater. He practically grew up on stage, often attended rehearsals. Inspired by all this, at home the boy wrote the first verses. Unfortunately, his first tests of the pen have not reached our days. As a child, the writer had an interest in painting and even organized his own exhibition in the parental home.

Vasily Afanasyevich also gave his son his acting talent. When he studied at the Nezhinsky classical gymnasium, he was seriously interested in playing in the student theater. In the educational institution he met with people who in the future became famous writers:

• Nestor the Dollmaker.
• Nikolay Prokopovich.
• Constantine Basiley.
• Alexander Danilevsky.

All of them were in love with the theatrical stage. Friends also with their own hands published the first literary magazines:

• "Meteor of Literature".
• "The dawn of the north."
• "Star".

Nikolai Vasilyevich could become a famous actor, but he was attracted to the public service. After graduation, he went to Petersburg to organize his career.

Death of her husband

Two years before the wedding, Vasily Afanasyevich survived a fever. Later, his health was not in danger. But the gift of predictions and the delicate flair of Mary never failed. He knew that survive the husband and son, and this greatly oppressed her, prevented her from living quietly, tortured in incomprehensible, terrible dreams. Father left this world when Nicholas was 16 years old. Gogol Maria Ivanovna no longer married, but devoted herself entirely to her son. She had a presentiment that he would glorify his homeland.

Religious education of the son

The mother of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was engaged in his religious upbringing practically from the nappies. Maria Ivanovna Gogol constantly brought her son to church, read to him the word of God, but the child grew not too religious. True faith came to him not from love of the Lord, but from terrible fear, which was inspired by the described picture of the Mother of the "Last Judgment."

Impressive boy with an unbalanced psyche decided to lead a righteous lifestyle, so as not to be in hell. He was fascinated by the prospect of getting into heaven. The mother told him that the Lord is giving the ladder to the righteous. It happens right after death.

Famous correspondence with his son

Gogol had very tender filial feelings for his mother. They were real friends. Nicholas's mother was not an educated woman and had little understanding in the literature. At the same time, she was also not the most outstanding hostess, but the son tried to be very tactful, so as not to offend her. Nikolai Vasilyevich loved his mother very much and always thanked her for her prayers in letters. He told me how good and warm from his childhood he was at heart from her appeals to God.

Helping your son

Maria Ivanovna Gogol-Yanovskaya was proud of her Nicholas. She became his faithful helper and mastermind. When Gogol needed ethnographic material, she collected it bit by bit. At his request, she sent him epics, tales, legends. Mother made a huge contribution to the creativity of her son. To some extent, it can be called a co-author of his early works, as they by and large consisted of descriptions of rituals. These were the customs that were used at weddings, christenings, funerals, funerals. Nikolai Vasilievich also used the descriptions of the costumes that my mother had obtained.

Glory of Gogol

Glory came to Gogol after the publication of 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. This work is highly appreciated by Pushkin, writing in a review that he saw nothing more fun and sincere. With the publication of the book, the author came to popularity. His literary achievements were highly appreciated in the upper strata of society.

The works of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol are known 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 influenced the minds of people, and tried to touch on in his works the eternal problems of mankind, which are relevant to this day.