Gogol Center

[3] In 1930, it was passed to government control, under an administrative unit for Literature and Art Affairs (Glaviskusstvo) at the RSFSR Ministry of Education (Narkompros).

[3] From 1941 to 1943, the theatre company toured to the Transbaikal region and Mongolia, and in 1943, moved into the building at 8A Kazakova Street.

[5] The center featured movies, music concerts, a discussion club, and performances by Russian and foreign directors on several stages.

It was noted for its stagings of contemporary Russian dramas[6] and a lobby featuring neon-lit mirrors shaped like famous directors.

[citation needed] In June 2022, the Moscow Department of Culture announced that it would be ending the contracts of the centre's director Alexei Kabeshev and artistic director Alexey Agranovich, further announcing that the centre would be renamed as the Nikolai Gogol Drama Theatre.

[2] On 30 June 2022, the centre held its last performance as the Gogol Center, titled I Don't Take Part In War after a verse from a poem by Yuri Levitansky.