Yıl 1829 , Kahramanımız Gogol kitap yazan ve nöbetler geçiren biridir. Müfettiş Guro bu nöbetleri suçluları bulmak için kullanabileceğini fark eder ve Dikanka adındaki bir köyde gerçekleşen tuhaf ve şaşırtıcı bir davayı çözmek için Gogol’u kullanmayı akıl eder.

Gogol Başlangıç

The mongrel Lyolik becomes a witness to the arguments between his young owners, and attempts to reconcile them. Lyolik is a very unusual dog: he talks (ruminates, to be more precise) offscreen, in the tones of a street hoodlum to boot, which is no surprise since he spent his early childhood on the streets. Lyolik is not indifferent to his owners, and tries with all his power to help them with their problems. But alas, all that people hear is a dog’s barking…