Abstract
M. M. Bakhtin's exceptionally profound work "The Art of the Word and the Culture of Folk Humor (Rabelais and Gogol')" (1) reveals previously uninvestigated aspects of the comic element in Gogol', placing the writer's creation in the context of folkfestival, humorous, and carnival culture. In revealing the link with this popular and democratic tradition, Bakhtin justifiably protests against one-sided reduction of Gogol's laughter to satire. Developing Bakhtin's thoughts, one might point to yet another tradition, besides folk-humor and accusatory-satirical traditions, that supplements the complex of Gogol's attitude toward laughter.
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