The Inspector General or "The Government Inspector" is a satirical play by 19th century Russian playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol, published and produced in 1836. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, portraying human greed, stupidity, and the deep corruption of powers in Tsarist Russia. Zhenitba or Zhenit'ba (The Marriage) is a play by the Russian author Nikolai Gogol published in 1842. The title of the play is sometimes translated as simply "Marriage." As there are no articles in the Russian language, it is difficult to judge whether Gogol meant the title to refer to the concept of marriage in general, as would be implied by the title "Marriage" or the specific marriage which is discussed in the play which the addition of the definite article "the" would imply.
