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'''''The Government Inspector''''', also known as '''''The Inspector General''''' ({{lang-rus|links=no|Ревизор|Revizor}}, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian-Ukrainian dramatist and novelist, [[Nikolai Gogol]].<ref name="brittanica">{{cite
The dream-like scenes of the play, often mirroring each other, whirl in the endless vertigo of self-deception around the main character, Khlestakov, who personifies irresponsibility, light-mindedness, and absence of measure. "He is full of meaningless movement and meaningless fermentation incarnate, on a foundation of placidly ambitious inferiority" (D. S. Mirsky). The publication of the play led to a great outcry in the reactionary press. It took the personal intervention of [[Nicholas I of Russia|Tsar Nicholas I]] to have the play staged, with [[Mikhail Shchepkin]] taking the role of the Mayor.
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