The Carriage topic

The Carriage (1836) (or "The Coach" in some translations) is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, one of his shortest works. The story opens in the town of B., where things used to be drab, depressing and boring until a cavalry regiment moved into the area. Once this occurs the area becomes lively and full of color, with local landowners coming into town frequently to meet up with officers and have various gatherings and parties. One of the landowners, Pythagoras Chertokutsky, is at a party at the... full article at wikipedia