Collected Works of N.V. Gogol in 12 volumes. Compiled into 4 books. In Russian. Fifteenth edition, edited by N.S. Tikhonravov. Niva magazine supplement. Published by A.F. Marks, Saint Petersburg, 1900. Custom-made leather hardcover. Nikolai Gogol, 1809 to 1852, was a Russian novelist of Ukrainian origin considered one of the most influential 19th-century writers. Niva, The Grainfield, was the most popular Russian illustrated weekly journal of literature, politics and modern life, active from 1870 to 1918. Antiquarian Librarian Books Publications For Collectors, Russian Literature.