A Hero of Our Time
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A Hero of Our Time is a 1840 psychological novel by Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov that portrays the complex, cynical antihero Pechorin and is considered a classic of Russian literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Hero of Our Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5846929 — 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: A Hero of Our Time Context triple: [Mikhail Lermontov, notableWork, A Hero of Our Time]
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A.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev that explores generational conflict and the rise of nihilism in 19th-century Russia.
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B.
The Captain's Daughter
"The Captain's Daughter" is a historical novel by Alexander Pushkin set during the Pugachev Rebellion, exploring themes of honor, loyalty, and love in 18th-century Russia.
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C.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is a classic verse novel by Alexander Pushkin that portrays the life and disillusionment of a jaded Russian aristocrat and is considered a cornerstone of Russian literature.
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D.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls is a satirical novel by Nikolai Gogol that critiques 19th-century Russian society through the misadventures of a scheming landowner who buys the rights to deceased serfs.
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E.
The Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that intertwines a legendary statue of Peter the Great with a tragic tale set during the catastrophic 1824 flood in St. Petersburg.
- 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: A Hero of Our Time Target entity description: A Hero of Our Time is a 1840 psychological novel by Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov that portrays the complex, cynical antihero Pechorin and is considered a classic of Russian literature.
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A.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev that explores generational conflict and the rise of nihilism in 19th-century Russia.
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B.
The Captain's Daughter
"The Captain's Daughter" is a historical novel by Alexander Pushkin set during the Pugachev Rebellion, exploring themes of honor, loyalty, and love in 18th-century Russia.
-
C.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is a classic verse novel by Alexander Pushkin that portrays the life and disillusionment of a jaded Russian aristocrat and is considered a cornerstone of Russian literature.
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D.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls is a satirical novel by Nikolai Gogol that critiques 19th-century Russian society through the misadventures of a scheming landowner who buys the rights to deceased serfs.
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E.
The Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that intertwines a legendary statue of Peter the Great with a tragic tale set during the catastrophic 1824 flood in St. Petersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
film
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opera ⓘ |
| author | Mikhail Lermontov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | antihero ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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romanticism ⓘ |
| hasNarrator |
Grigory Pechorin
NERFINISHED
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unnamed travel narrator ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bela
NERFINISHED
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Maxim Maximych NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Taman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fatalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Russian psychological prose ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of Russian literature
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early example of psychological novel in Russian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Grigory Pechorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
first-person narrative
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frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Bela
NERFINISHED
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Maxim Maximych NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Герой нашего времени NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Russian officer in the Caucasus
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complex character psychology ⓘ cynical worldview ⓘ |
| protagonist | Grigory Pechorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| setting |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of interconnected stories ⓘ |
| theme |
Byronic hero archetype
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alienation ⓘ cynicism ⓘ fatalism ⓘ psychological analysis ⓘ romantic disillusionment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Hero of Our Time Description of subject: A Hero of Our Time is a 1840 psychological novel by Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov that portrays the complex, cynical antihero Pechorin and is considered a classic of Russian literature.
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