《与友人书简选》是 1 9世纪俄国作家果戈理的一部重要的著作。果戈理以忏悔的形式袒露自己的社会改造观、宗教道德理想和内心世界 ,对俄国社会生活的许多重大问题做出回答 ,这本书既是他的长期精神活动的总结 ,又是他对自己的文学创作所做的理论阐释。对果戈理的社会观、宗教观和自我改造等问题进行研究和解读是本文的尝试。 “Briefing with friends” is an important book by the Russian writer Gogol in the 19th century. In the form of penance, Gogol bare his social transformation, religious and moral ideals and the inner world and answered many major questions concerning social life in Russia. This book is both a summary of his long-term spiritual activities and an account of himself The theoretical interpretation of literary creation. It is an attempt of this article to study and interpret Gogol’s social issues, religious concepts and self-transformation.