Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin
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Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin is the meek, impoverished government clerk whose tragic obsession with a new overcoat forms the heart of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story "The Overcoat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5638399 — 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.
Target entity: Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin Context triple: [The Overcoat, mainCharacter, Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin]
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Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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Foma Gordeyev
Foma Gordeyev is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the moral and spiritual decline of a wealthy merchant’s son amid the social tensions of late 19th-century Russia.
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Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
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Urusov
Urusov is a Russian noble family name historically associated with princely lineage and notable figures in Russian society.
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Pozdnyshev
Pozdnyshev is the tormented, jealous husband and central narrator of Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata," whose confession of murdering his wife drives the story’s exploration of marriage, sexuality, and morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin Target entity description: Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin is the meek, impoverished government clerk whose tragic obsession with a new overcoat forms the heart of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story "The Overcoat."
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A.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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B.
Foma Gordeyev
Foma Gordeyev is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the moral and spiritual decline of a wealthy merchant’s son amid the social tensions of late 19th-century Russia.
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C.
Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
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D.
Urusov
Urusov is a Russian noble family name historically associated with princely lineage and notable figures in Russian society.
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E.
Pozdnyshev
Pozdnyshev is the tormented, jealous husband and central narrator of Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata," whose confession of murdering his wife drives the story’s exploration of marriage, sexuality, and morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archetype | little man in Russian literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century Russian literature
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Russian realism ⓘ overcoat ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | The Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
introverted
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meek ⓘ poor ⓘ submissive ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness after theft of overcoat ⓘ |
| employer | St. Petersburg government department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ghostActivity | steals overcoats from passersby ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of the bureaucratic “little man” ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
anti-hero
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critiques social hierarchy
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embodies the small man archetype ⓘ illustrates the impact of poverty ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
obsession with a new overcoat
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tragic fate ⓘ |
| occupation |
government clerk
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titular councillor ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
dies after losing the overcoat
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has his new overcoat stolen ⓘ saves money to buy a new overcoat ⓘ |
| posthumousFate | appears as a ghost ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Petersburg Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Tsarist bureaucracy ⓘ |
| socialStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic dehumanization
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social invisibility ⓘ the plight of the poor civil servant ⓘ |
| workType | short story character ⓘ |
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Subject: Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin Description of subject: Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin is the meek, impoverished government clerk whose tragic obsession with a new overcoat forms the heart of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story "The Overcoat."
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