The Life of Klim Samgin
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The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Life of Klim Samgin canonical | 9 |
| The Childhood of Klim Samgin | 1 |
| The Life of Klim Samgin (1988 TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323497 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Life of Klim Samgin Context triple: [Maksim Gorky, notableWork, The Life of Klim Samgin]
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A.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago is a classic 1965 epic romantic drama film set during the Russian Revolution, renowned for its sweeping cinematography, tragic love story, and Omar Sharif’s iconic lead performance.
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B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
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D.
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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E.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina is a classic 19th-century Russian novel that explores themes of love, infidelity, and social hypocrisy through the tragic life of its aristocratic heroine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Life of Klim Samgin Target entity description: The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
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A.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago is a classic 1965 epic romantic drama film set during the Russian Revolution, renowned for its sweeping cinematography, tragic love story, and Omar Sharif’s iconic lead performance.
-
B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
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D.
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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E.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina is a classic 19th-century Russian novel that explores themes of love, infidelity, and social hypocrisy through the tragic life of its aristocratic heroine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-volume novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Life of Klim Samgin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Life of Klim Samgin (1988 TV series)
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| adaptationCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television series ⓘ |
| author |
Maksim Gorky
ⓘ
Maksim Gorky ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
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| characterType | intellectual protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| depictsClass |
Russian bourgeoisie
ⓘ
Russian intelligentsia ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
1905 Russian Revolution
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Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
| incomplete | true ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian realism
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socialist realism precursor ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Klim Samgin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Russian society before the 1917 Revolution
ⓘ
psychological analysis of the intelligentsia ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| protagonist | Klim Samgin ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1936 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Nizhny Novgorod
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
1917 Russian Revolution
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| settingPeriodStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | tetralogy ⓘ |
| theme |
Russian intelligentsia
ⓘ
crisis of the intelligentsia ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ revolution ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
| volume |
In the World
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The Life of Klim Samgin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Childhood of Klim Samgin
The Last Years ⓘ The Two Souls ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Life of Klim Samgin Description of subject: The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Childhood of Klim Samgin
this entity surface form:
The Life of Klim Samgin (1988 TV series)