Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
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Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky is a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and the amiable yet unfaithful brother of Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoy’s novel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky canonical | 6 |
| Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya | 1 |
| Oblonsky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874338 — 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: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky Context triple: [Anna Karenina, mainCharacter, Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky]
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A.
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin is a thoughtful, idealistic landowner and one of the central protagonists in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known for his spiritual and philosophical quest for meaning.
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B.
Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
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C.
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin is a high-ranking, emotionally reserved government official in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known primarily as Anna’s older, conservative husband whose rigid morality contrasts with her passionate nature.
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D.
Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
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E.
Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
- 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: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky Target entity description: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky is a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and the amiable yet unfaithful brother of Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoy’s novel.
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A.
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin is a thoughtful, idealistic landowner and one of the central protagonists in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known for his spiritual and philosophical quest for meaning.
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B.
Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
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C.
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin is a high-ranking, emotionally reserved government official in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known primarily as Anna’s older, conservative husband whose rigid morality contrasts with her passionate nature.
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D.
Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
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E.
Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nobleman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stiva ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Anna Karenina ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
amiable
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charming ⓘ pleasure-loving ⓘ sociable ⓘ unfaithful ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| familyName |
Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oblonsky
|
| firstAppearance |
Anna Karenina
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna Karenina, Part 1
|
| fullName | Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Stepan ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Dolly Oblonskaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Grisha Oblonsky
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ
surface form:
Lili Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ
surface form:
Masha Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ
surface form:
Nikolinka Oblonsky
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ
surface form:
Tanya Oblonskaya
another younger Oblonsky child ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
comic figure
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supporting character ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for Anna’s visit to Moscow ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adultery with the family governess
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opening marital crisis in Anna Karenina ⓘ |
| occupation |
bureaucrat
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ |
| patronymic | Arkadyevich ⓘ |
| personalityContrastWith | Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin ⓘ |
| relative |
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
ⓘ
Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| setting |
19th-century Russia
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Russian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Russia
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| sibling | Anna Arkadyevna Karenina ⓘ |
| sister | Anna Arkadyevna Karenina ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Russian aristocracy
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nobility ⓘ |
| spouse |
Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family disintegration
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marital infidelity ⓘ urban Russian society ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky Description of subject: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky is a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and the amiable yet unfaithful brother of Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoy’s novel.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oblonsky
this entity surface form:
Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya