Days of the Turbins
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"Days of the Turbins" is a play by Mikhail Bulgakov that dramatizes the fate of a White Russian family in Kiev during the chaos of the Russian Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Days of the Turbins | 3 |
| Days of the Turbins canonical | 1 |
| Дни Турбиных | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Days of the Turbins Context triple: [Mikhail Bulgakov, notableWork, Days of the Turbins]
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A.
Ten Days of Repentance
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C.
On the Poor, Poor Pavel
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- 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: Days of the Turbins Target entity description: "Days of the Turbins" is a play by Mikhail Bulgakov that dramatizes the fate of a White Russian family in Kiev during the chaos of the Russian Civil War.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is a semi-autobiographical novel by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa that blends romantic comedy with metafictional storytelling about a young writer and his eccentric radio scriptwriter friend.
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C.
On the Poor, Poor Pavel
"On the Poor, Poor Pavel" is a Russian film directed by and notably associated with actress and filmmaker Vera Glagoleva.
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D.
Cleanness
Cleanness is a Middle English alliterative poem, often attributed to the Pearl Poet, that explores the virtue of spiritual purity through biblical narratives and moral exempla.
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E.
The End of St. Petersburg
The End of St. Petersburg is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, renowned for its innovative montage techniques and revolutionary political themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Mikhail Bulgakov ⓘ |
| basedOn | The White Guard ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Mikhail Bulgakov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dramatises |
disintegration of the White forces in Ukraine
ⓘ
events in Kiev during the Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| features | Turbins family ⓘ |
| firstProducer | Moscow Art Theatre ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
White Russian intelligentsia
ⓘ
officers loyal to the White movement ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in various countries ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Days of the Turbins
ⓘ
linked to:
Days of the Turbins
Дни Турбиных ⓘ
linked to:
Days of the Turbins
|
| hasSubject |
family under political upheaval
ⓘ
loss of social status ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ moral choices in wartime ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
German withdrawal from Kiev in 1918
ⓘ
advance of Petliura’s forces on Kiev ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bulgakov’s own experiences in Kiev ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian literature of the early Soviet period ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexei Turbin
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleksei Turbin
Elena Turbina ⓘ
linked to:
Elena Turbin
Nikolai Turbin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil war and political chaos
ⓘ
collapse of the Russian Empire ⓘ fate of a White Russian family ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | focus on White Russian viewpoint ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Bulgakov’s novel The White Guard
ⓘ
popularity in the Soviet Union despite political sensitivity ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of White officers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Bolshevik Revolution aftermath
ⓘ
struggle between White forces and Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Moscow Art Theatre ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ukraine ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
|
| settingPeriod | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| writer | Mikhail Bulgakov ⓘ |
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