The Overcoat

Nikolai Gogol played a significant role in establishing prose as a major force in Russian literary culture, influencing subsequent writers and critics of the period. His impact, along with the views of contemporary literary critics, helped shape prose as the future of Russian literature. Fyodor Dostoevsky is reputed to have remarked that he and other Realist writers emerged from Gogol's "Overcoat," highlighting Gogol's influence.