The third, final book of the trilogy dedicated to the life of Gogol covers the period from 1845 to 1852. Many important events took place during this period of time: farewell to Italy; pilgrimage through the Mediterranean Sea and through the Middle Eastern lands to Jerusalem, to the Holy Sepulcher; final return - after almost 12 years abroad - to their homeland; meetings in Ukraine, St. Petersburg and Moscow with many prominent figures of national culture, etc. And most importantly, the continuation of work on Dead Souls. The book reveals the painful, full of tragic tension story of the second volume of the poem. For specialists and all interested in the history of Russian literature and the work of N.V. Gogol.