ðɪs mˈɑːnjuːmənt baɪ skˈʌlptɚ nˈɪkəlˌeɪ ˈændɹeɪv dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ɡˈɑːɡɑːl ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv dᵻpɹˈɛʃən ænd ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn stˈʊd ɔnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈɪp ʌv ɡəɡˈoʊlvski bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd bˌʌt, ɐpˈæɹəntli dˈuː tə stˈɑːlɪnz dɪslˈaɪk ʌv ðɪs dᵻpˈɪkʃən, wʌz ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn tʊ ɪts kˈɜːɹənt plˈeɪs.
This monument by sculptor Nikolay Andreyev depicted Gogol in a state of depression and originally (from 1909) stood on the northern tip of Gogolevsky Boulevard but, apparently due to Stalin's dislike of this depiction, was relocated in 1951 to its current place.