The government inspector

A classic satirical comedy and masterpiece of Russian drama. The story centers on the corrupt, self-serving officials of a small provincial town in Tsarist Russia. Panic ensues when they mistake a penniless, traveling Moscow clerk for an incognito high-ranking government inspector who has arrived to investigate them. This specific Student Edition includes the complete play alongside expert annotations, historical commentary, a biography of Gogol, and deep thematic analysis.