Erayga "Gogol" wuxuu caadi ahaan loola jeedaa qoraagii Ruushka ee u dhashay Yukreeniyaan Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), kaas oo loo arko mid ka mid ah qorayaasha ugu waaweyn suugaanta Ruushka. Shaqooyinkiisa waxaa ka mid ah "The Overcoat", "Dead Souls," iyo "Baaraha Dawladda," iyo kuwo kale. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, "Gogol" waxa kale oo laga yaabaa inay tixraacdo waxyaabo kale ama dadka magacaas leh ama magacaas leh, iyadoo ku xidhan macnaha guud.