Nikolai Gogol vs Gogol

Nikolai Gogol and Gogol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Nikolai Gogol	Yes	No	No	No
Gogol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Nikolai Gogol and Gogol are synonyms defined as:

Nikolai Gogol and Gogol: Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)

Other synonyms of Nikolai Gogol include Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol.

Nikolai Gogol (noun)	Gogol (noun)
Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)	Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)