For a long time I did not pick up the checkers ... N.V. Gogol . Dead souls Having parted with the reader last year with the wish that our meetings become more frequent in the current one, could I count on a quick performance? Maybe he could. Most likely, even counted. But, as usual, I did not guess. Not only did the evening Internet take a three -week timaut, but his guest book also fell on January 8 for reasons, which was taken up for a week.