The White Guard

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation 1970
2006
2010
2015
2019
film
theatrical play
film adaptation.
graphic novel.
radio play.
television series.
stage adaptation.
gptkbp:artMovement Modernism
explores themes of chaos and order.
gptkbp:author gptkb:Mikhail_Bulgakov
gptkbp:character gptkb:Vladimir_Turbin
gptkb:Dmitry_Turbin
Sofia
Mikhail
Maria_Turbin
gptkbp:conflict Bolsheviks_vs._White_Army
gptkbp:critical_reception considered a classic.
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalHeritage inspired literature.
referenced in various media.
inspired music.
inspired artworks.
inspired performances.
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired adaptations
gptkbp:firstClaim published in 1925.
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
gptkbp:historicalContext set_during_the_Russian_Civil_War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The White Guard
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Russian_literature
gptkbp:influenced subsequent_Russian_authors.
gptkbp:inspiration Bulgakov's_own_experiences.
gptkbp:language Russian
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Alexei_Turbin
gptkbp:motif disillusionment.
family dynamics.
memory.
personal sacrifice.
political ideology.
gptkbp:narrativeStyle stream of consciousness
third-person omniscient.
gptkbp:notableQuote "The world is a great and terrible place."
gptkbp:plot follows_a_family_during_the_Russian_Civil_War.
gptkbp:publishedIn 1925
gptkbp:relatedPatent The Days of the Turbins
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ukrainian_Civil_War
gptkbp:symbolism the struggle for identity
the impact of war on society
gptkbp:theme war
loyalty
survival
gptkbp:translatedInto English
French
German