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Who is the author of the phrase We all came out of Gogol's greatcoat?

The well-known phrase "we all came out of Gogol's overcoat" is used to describe the humanistic traditions of Russian literature. Often the authorship of this expression is attributed to Dostoevsky, but in fact the first to say it was the French critic Eugene Vogue, who talked about the origins of Dostoevsky's work. Fyodor Mikhailovich himself quoted this quote in a conversation with another French writer, who understood it as the writer's own words and published them in this light in his work.

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This leg has a flat and smooth surface, and it has muscles that allow the snail to glide along the ground. To facilitate its movement, this leg has tiny glands in which a mucous fluid is produced, and the snail literally glides over a wet surface with the help of wave-like movements. This "leg" is downright amazing - a snail can crawl along the edge of the sharpest razor without the slightest damage!

The snail is indeed a remarkable creature in many respects. For example, a snail will never get lost. Instinct will lead her to cover, no matter how far she travels. And with its own weight, not exceeding 15 grams, it is able to drag almost half a kilogram of cargo. Snails are usually of two types: with a shell and without a shell.

The snail living in the shell has a body that fits snugly into all the curves of the shell, and strong muscles allow it to completely hide in the shell in moments of danger. Hiding, she tightly closes the hole in the shell behind herself with a horny disk, which she has on the tip of the shell. Snails live on land or in fresh water.

The snail's tongue resembles a file. There are hundreds of small teeth on it, and the snail cuts and grinds food with them.

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