Which author, born in the Poltava region, wrote Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka, a work set in a Ukrainian village but written in Russian?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol), born in Velyki Sorochyntsi
- Step 1: The stories are set among Ukrainian villagers. Step 2. The writer was born in the Poltava region in 1809. Answer: Nikolai Gogol. Why not the others: The other writers were born in Russia.
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