Taras Bulba” by Nikolai Gogol. Autolithographs by E. Kibrik. Moscow-Leningrad, Publishing House of Children’s Literature of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, 1948. Eugene Adolfovich Kibrik (1906–1978) was a Soviet graphic artist, illustrator, painter, educator, and professor. He was an academician of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1962; corresponding member 1949) and a People’s Artist of the USSR (1967). He was also awarded the Stalin Prize of the third degree in 1948. “Taras Bulba” is one of the most beautiful poetic creations in Russian literary art. The depth and richness of Gogol’s characters harmonize with the perfection of the compositional structure of the novella and the remarkable completeness of all its stylistic elements. Gogol didn’t create this novella merely as a heroic work from Little Russian history; rather, he intended it as a parable about all of Russia as he understood it. Courage, unwavering will, exceptional strength, and love for the homeland are the traits of the true heroes in this novella. The epic scope and vivid characters created by Gogol in this work continue to captivate readers and audiences, inspiring directors to bring the writer’s imagination to life on global screens and stages time and again.