Gogol essentially invented the Russian novel, and most of his stories are very comedic. Here's a particular favourite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_o

Gogol essentially invented the Russian novel, and most of his stories are very comedic. Here's a particular favourite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_How_Ivan_Ivanovich_Quarreled_with_Ivan_Nikiforovich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_How_Ivan_Ivanovich... and the story that influenced me to move to Russia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Government_Inspector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Government_Inspector Whatever you do, don't miss The Nose, there's even a brilliant pinscreen animation adaptation: https://www.openculture.com/2014/09/animation-of-nikolai-gogols-the-nose.html https://www.openculture.com/2014/09/animation-of-nikolai-gog...