The Story on How Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich Have Fallen Out With Each Other The work of Nikolaj Vasilievič Gogoľ has been an unmistakable part of world literature for almost two hundred years, famous for its ability to (not only) satirically and grotesquely depict the former social cosmos of the contemporary tsarist Russia However, Gogoľ's work, as it often deals with the universal motivation of a man to achieve the desired goal, mostly secular goods (property or power), did not remain trapped in the nineteenth century but can be a constructive reflection of today. Although the story of how Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich have fallen out may seem at first glance like a novel about a banal quarrel between two neighbours, in fact, it is a complex reminiscence of the human ability to grow inside and subsequently spread a huge evil that eventually destroys and devours everything around. Laughter in one eye, a tear in the other – perhaps this is the best way to capture the atmosphere of a story of two neighbours in the town of Mirhorod but could also take place in your neighbourhood.