Gogol’s Gruesome Starvation Death

Russian writer Nikolai Gogol slowly starved himself to death after refusing all food toward the end of his life. His doctors attempted several brutal treatments, including force-feeding him bouillon, pouring a bucket of hot water on his head, applying half a dozen leeches to his nose, and administering a soap suppository-none of which worked. He ultimately died at the age of forty-two.

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