Russian: Nikolai Gogol
Malorussian: Mikola Gogol
Modern official ukrainian (aka soviet, aka reformed) transcription: Mykola Hohol (Don't laugh, it's /int/, you asshole. Stop. Stop right here.)

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a staunch supporter of so-called “Russian imperialism,” which modern Ukraine is fighting against in own modern culture and history. He was a patriot of Russia and understood its positive significance for the fate of the country's peoples. This was reflected in the writer's views, his work, and his social activities.
Views:
- Belief in Russia's special mission. Gogol believed that Russia felt God's hand in everything that happened in it and sensed the approach of another kingdom. This mission was linked to Orthodox Christianity as the true, undistorted form of Christianity.
- Understanding of the role of the monarch. Gogol believed that the monarch was the most important component of the state structure, without which the full existence of the state was impossible.
- The idea of conciliarity. According to Gogol, the Orthodox Church, the monarch, and the people were an inseparable whole, united by the conciliar spirit of Christian love.

Malorussian ("Little Russian") Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol did not know what “Ukrainians” were.