Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy)
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"Boyhood" is an autobiographical novel by Leo Tolstoy that continues the coming-of-age story begun in "Childhood," portraying the emotional and moral development of a young Russian boy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4514664 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy) Context triple: [Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings), relatedWork, Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy)]
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How the Steel Was Tempered
How the Steel Was Tempered is a classic socialist realist novel by Nikolai Ostrovsky that follows the ideological and personal formation of a young Bolshevik during the Russian Civil War and early Soviet era.
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Doctor Zhivago (novel)
Doctor Zhivago (novel) is Boris Pasternak’s epic 1957 Russian novel that follows the life and loves of a physician-poet amid the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
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A Russian Childhood
"A Russian Childhood" is an autobiographical work by pioneering Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, recounting her early life and formative experiences in 19th-century Russia.
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Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)
"Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)" is a series of reflective, often personal texts in which Leo Tolstoy recounts his childhood, family life, and formative experiences at his family estate, offering insight into his moral and philosophical development.
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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: Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy) Target entity description: "Boyhood" is an autobiographical novel by Leo Tolstoy that continues the coming-of-age story begun in "Childhood," portraying the emotional and moral development of a young Russian boy.
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A.
How the Steel Was Tempered
How the Steel Was Tempered is a classic socialist realist novel by Nikolai Ostrovsky that follows the ideological and personal formation of a young Bolshevik during the Russian Civil War and early Soviet era.
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B.
Doctor Zhivago (novel)
Doctor Zhivago (novel) is Boris Pasternak’s epic 1957 Russian novel that follows the life and loves of a physician-poet amid the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
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C.
A Russian Childhood
"A Russian Childhood" is an autobiographical work by pioneering Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, recounting her early life and formative experiences in 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)
"Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)" is a series of reflective, often personal texts in which Leo Tolstoy recounts his childhood, family life, and formative experiences at his family estate, offering insight into his moral and philosophical development.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leo Tolstoy's early life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | serial publication ⓘ |
| follows | Childhood ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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bildungsroman ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Youth ⓘ |
| languageScript | Cyrillic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nikolai Irtenyev ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Отрочество ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth trilogy
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linked to:
The Apu Trilogy
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| publisher | The Russian Messenger ⓘ |
| setting | Russia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional growth
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family relationships ⓘ moral development ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | second in Childhood–Boyhood–Youth trilogy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy) Description of subject: "Boyhood" is an autobiographical novel by Leo Tolstoy that continues the coming-of-age story begun in "Childhood," portraying the emotional and moral development of a young Russian boy.
Referenced by (4)
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Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)
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relatedWork
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Boyhood (novel by Leo Tolstoy)
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