Inoveli "Dead Imiphefumulo," okuyinto Nikolay vasilevich Gogol ngokuhlakanipha ngokuthi senkondlo, empeleni iqukethe nezifiso "enkondlo" hero Chichikov e isinqumo kunzima kakhulu imisebenzi zokuphila ezivamile. Kusukela ebuntwaneni, wasala kuye ngokwakhe, kwaba ukuntuleka kwemfundo, intsha kwaba ngisho ezinye ubunzima. Izici Chichikov akuyona okuningi ezahlukene kusukela abanye. Kodwa le nsizwa yayingumuntu ngokwemvelo inethiwekhi Yesikhashana kanye namasu, izimo ezinzima ekuphileni kwabo wakunqoba bebodwa, ngezinye izikhathi kakhulu ngempumelelo. Ukukhula siqeqesheke, Chichikov wafunda ukusebenzisa nemibi eziningi emphakathini Russian ngokunenzuzo, kanjalo uzuze ukuhlala futhi yini asolwe ngaphansi komthetho.
Chichikov ngezikhathi ezithile, kuyilapho sikhonza nganoma iyiphi "esikhundleni isinkwa", ngokusebenzisa ukunganaki okuthile noma ukuhaha abalwa, wathola wawanika isiyalo esithambile kusukela kumqashi, kodwa jikelele kwaba esimeni esihle futhi deftly wathatha ukufumbathisa, kungabonakali, ngisho kwezobuciko. Futhi Chichikov isici kwaba isibonelo zonke ezinye izikhulu. Abakhalazayo, owafika Chichikov, onikela kwenzeka isamba ezandleni zakhe, kodwa akusho akuthathi. Yini, ngangokunokwenzeka, thina ungababaleli, nge ...! Futhi ngiyaniqinisekisa umuntu ukuthi yini namuhla kuzoletha ikhaya yonke imininingwane ebalulekile, ngaphandle "zokulala." Abakhalazayo waya ekhaya owesese, cishe ujabule futhi elinde ehambisa. Ngalinda usuku noma izinsuku ezimbili, ngesonto noma lesibili. Ukufumbathisa ukuthi isivakashi yalanda ngenxa le nhlanganisela elula, yasungulwa Chichikov kwaba ephindwe kathathu kunaleyo original.
Futhi uma Chichikov wamshaya abanye umbono omuhle kakhulu, othembisa sigqoka esheshayo futhi zilungile. "Ngifuna amagilavu yonke indawo, futhi asesikhundleni ibhande lakhe", - uthe Chichikov, wathatha ukuthuthukiswa imisebenzi yayo azayo ukuthengwa imiphefumulo efile. Umastende ke Russian emakethe yayikhona serfs. Ngamanye amazwi, kungenzeka ukuthenga abalimi babekuthengisa futhi banikele. Isivumelwane khuphela oda kwezomthetho, umthengi nomthengisi babe itayitela lokuthenga umhlaba. Abalimi zazibiza okwesikhathi ruble engamakhulu, anamakhulu mabini. Kodwa uma uthenga kubanini bomhlaba serf wafa, kungenzeka futhi ashibhile, wacabanga Chichikov, futhi isethwe ukuthi isebenze.
Lonke iphuzu ebhizinisini lakhe yabalelwa ukukhiqiza bephakamisa lokho okubizwa ngomlobokazi imali ekhishwa eBhodini Labaphathiswa sihlanganisa lonke izwe laseRussia, ku Ukuthuthela izigodi le kulendawo 'kwamanye amazwe, noma nje ukuthola serfs. ruble abangamakhulu amabili, ngokuba umuntu wangithenga, ophilayo futhi unempilo ngokwemvelo. Obani abayobe bekhona ukuze uhlole, ophilayo noma osewafa, kufanele wacabanga Chichikov, futhi kancane kancane uya endleleni. iqhawe lethu wafika emzini ka-NN, waqalaza, ngokushesha ikhokhwe ukuvakashela zonke izikhulu zedolobha. Ngemva inkhulumomphendvulwano lemfisha nge Chichikov iziphathimandla ayizange umphefumulo chayali, ngakho wayengacabanga podlstitsya yebo podmaslitsya. Chichikov isici iye yasungula uhlelo lihle, privechali yakhe yonke indawo futhi wathokoza.
Khona-ke wakhetha Chichikov kulendawo nge serfs futhi waqala ukuhamba emhlabeni ematfuba. Ukuze ngamunye wenza ngayo ukunikezwa efanayo. Thenga, bathi, serfs abafileyo badinga ibhizinisi, kepha ngiyakuninika engabizi, akuyona ocebile nastoyascheee isikhathi. Umnikazi wepulazi lokuqala, Manila, kwaba uhlobo Dandy elinendawo enenkosikazi futhi izingane. Chichikov abamangala ngayo isicelo, kodwa baziphathe ngokukhalipha abalimi wanika abafileyo babo yize. Ngemva Manilow Chichikov kwaba ibhokisi zomninindawo. Isalukazi walalela, pokumekat futhi waqale wenqaba. Chichikov ngokoqobo ngijuluka, ngoxoxisana wakhe, okubangela zonke izinzuzo esobala lokuhambisa zomninindawo. A Capsule Yazi wena sikulibazise, bathi Ngazi Intengo yokuqala, ukusiza ukuletha ke sizobe ukukhuluma.
Ngemva Amabhokisi Chichikov wafika Nozdrev. Lokhu kwenzakala wesikhulu ezingavamile rascal, bethanda imibuthano exokozelayo futhi abagembuli. Namayalis naye Chichikov. Ngokuba amandla amahhashi futhi wasikisela esikhundleni wemiphefumulo efile, futhi izinja hurdy-gurdy. Esikhathini ikhadi ukudlala ku imiphefumulo efile efana noma Checkers. Futhi intengo walenqaba, izinga lokuphila eceliwe. Barely imilenze eyenziwa Chichikov kusukela Nozdryov. Futhi ngifika umninindlu elilandelayo Sobakevich. Huge ukukhula Umninindawo Sobakevich, nabo ingqondo amancane, kodwa njengoba singahambi ngobuqili, owafika ngalo Chichikov ngezinyawo ngenxa yesisindo somzimba wakhe. Chichikov hissed usezinhlungwini bese ezitshakadule ngomlenze owodwa. Sobakevich wajabula ezimenyelwa. Futhi lapho Chichikov uqale ingxoxo ibhizinisi, umnikazi wesakhiwo ukubeka amanani aphezulu ngisho nangaphezu ikhala. Ngemva bargaining bavumelana ruble ezimbili nesigamu. Incazelo emfushane Chichikov kumele kuzosungulwa ikhono lakhe behlise.
I wokugcina kwaba umninindawo Plyushkin. Ezingaphezu kwenkulungwane serfs ayenakho. A namashumi amabili wabafileyo, kodwa acishe abe yikhulu ngababaleki. Zonke wathenga Chichikov. Yini wangena emva nithenga uhambo kodwa izingxoxo, le Chichikov zacishe iqhawe. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo Chichikov isici izinyonga, nabaningi ababeyizithunywa wamphika abangane bakhe ekhaya. I isihawu kuphela kwaba konke ngeze. Ngeke kusize nezici nasici Chichikov imiphefumulo efile - ngoba ngeke ophilayo, aziyeki imali.