</s> ▁Vas ili ▁Af anas ye v ich ▁G og ol - Y an ov sky ▁( , ▁; ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁( 1 1 ▁April ) ▁ 1 8 2 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ater ▁pieces ▁in ▁Russian ▁and ▁in ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁Nikol ai ▁G og ol . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁land l ord ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Vas ile v ka ▁( now ▁G og ole vo ), ▁Pol t ava ▁ob last ▁and ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁C oss ack ▁noble ▁families ▁of ▁G og ol ▁and ▁L iz og ub . ▁ ▁Vas ili ▁G og ol ▁loved ▁writing ▁com edic ▁stage ▁plays ▁in ▁Russian ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Ukrain ian , ▁which ▁were ▁successfully ▁put ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁theatre ▁patron ▁D mit ri ▁Tro sh chin sky . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Vas ili ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Af an asi y ▁Dem ian ov ich ▁Yan ov sky ▁( 1 7 3 9 - 1 7 9 8 ) ▁and ▁Tat iana ▁Sem en iv na ▁L iz og ub ▁( 1 7 6 0 - 1 8 2 6 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁one ▁ancest or , ▁Ost ap ▁G og ol , ▁was ▁famous ▁as ▁a ▁C oss ack ▁colon el ▁and ▁Het man ▁of ▁Right - B ank ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁grand father ▁and ▁great ▁grand father ▁of ▁Vas ily ▁were ▁Orth odox