The story "Rome" is an excerpt from the unfinished novel "Annunziat" by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809–1852), a brilliant prose writer and playwright. The main character, a proud Italian, returns after a stay in Paris to his hometown - Rome. The author, using all the power of the literary word, describes his experiences and impressions of this Italian city and his unfriendly attitude towards the Germans and French. Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol is the author of the famous novel-story "Dead Souls", the stories "The Overcoat" and "Taras Bulba", as well as magnificent works, including: "Hanz Küchelgarten", "Reflections on the Divine Liturgy", "Alfred", "Notes" books", "Litigation", "Lackey" and "Rome". His life and work are filled with mystery and mysticism, thanks to which he was, is and will be the most mysterious writer, a brilliant satirist and an unsurpassed playwright.
