[anthonybsd]

>Ask yourself, what nationality had Gogol?

This is just silly. It's like saying "Steven Seagal is proof that America and Russia are very close"

[magic_quotes]

No, not that silly.

The thing there is that Gogol never wrote in ukranian language, despite writing quite a few things rooted in ukrainian culture. I'm not sure whether it actually supports anything, but it is basically a russian meme at this point.

[EugeneOZ]

You better read first what Gogol was saying about that.