Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol vs Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol and Nikolai Gogol both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol include Gogol.

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