Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin
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Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin is a passionate, impulsive Russian nobleman whose obsessive love and dark, violent nature drive much of the tragic conflict in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "The Idiot."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361542 — 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: Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin Context triple: [The Idiot, mainCharacter, Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin]
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A.
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is the psychologically tormented government clerk in Dostoevsky’s novella "The Double," whose life unravels when a confident doppelgänger appears and begins to usurp his identity.
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B.
Arkady Svidrigailov
Arkady Svidrigailov is a morally ambiguous, wealthy former landowner in Dostoevsky’s "Crime and Punishment," known for his sinister charisma, mysterious past, and pivotal psychological impact on the protagonist.
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C.
Nikolai Stavrogin
Nikolai Stavrogin is the enigmatic, morally tormented aristocrat at the center of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "Demons," embodying the spiritual and ideological crisis of 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov was an 18th-century Russian nobleman best known for establishing what would become Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre.
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E.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
- 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: Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin Target entity description: Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin is a passionate, impulsive Russian nobleman whose obsessive love and dark, violent nature drive much of the tragic conflict in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "The Idiot."
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A.
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is the psychologically tormented government clerk in Dostoevsky’s novella "The Double," whose life unravels when a confident doppelgänger appears and begins to usurp his identity.
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B.
Arkady Svidrigailov
Arkady Svidrigailov is a morally ambiguous, wealthy former landowner in Dostoevsky’s "Crime and Punishment," known for his sinister charisma, mysterious past, and pivotal psychological impact on the protagonist.
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C.
Nikolai Stavrogin
Nikolai Stavrogin is the enigmatic, morally tormented aristocrat at the center of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "Demons," embodying the spiritual and ideological crisis of 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov was an 18th-century Russian nobleman best known for establishing what would become Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre.
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E.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nobleman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Idiot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguageVersion | Russian-language original of The Idiot ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
sin and redemption
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spiritual struggle ⓘ tragedy ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
destructive passion
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faith versus doubt ⓘ good versus evil within the soul ⓘ obsessive love ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Russian literature
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novel ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotIn | The Idiot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1869 ⓘ |
| genre | psychological novel character ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Rogozhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Parfyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| hasPatronymic | Semyonovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
fanatical
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impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ passionate ⓘ possessive ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova
NERFINISHED
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Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorCharacterIn | The Idiot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to Prince Myshkin ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| romanticRivalOf | Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dark, destructive passion
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irrational faith and fanaticism ⓘ the demonic side of human nature ⓘ |
| workLocation | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin Description of subject: Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin is a passionate, impulsive Russian nobleman whose obsessive love and dark, violent nature drive much of the tragic conflict in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "The Idiot."
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