Pozdnyshev
E187069
Pozdnyshev is the tormented, jealous husband and central narrator of Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata," whose confession of murdering his wife drives the story’s exploration of marriage, sexuality, and morality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pozdnyshev canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860564 — 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: Pozdnyshev Context triple: [The Kreutzer Sonata, narrator, Pozdnyshev]
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A.
Pavel Kutakhov
Pavel Kutakhov was a prominent Soviet military aviator and Marshal of Aviation who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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B.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
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C.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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D.
Leonid
Leonid is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, notably borne by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
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E.
Pavel Batov
Pavel Batov was a distinguished Soviet general who commanded key formations on the Eastern Front during World War II and later held senior military and political posts in the USSR.
- 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: Pozdnyshev Target entity description: Pozdnyshev is the tormented, jealous husband and central narrator of Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata," whose confession of murdering his wife drives the story’s exploration of marriage, sexuality, and morality.
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A.
Pavel Kutakhov
Pavel Kutakhov was a prominent Soviet military aviator and Marshal of Aviation who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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B.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
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C.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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D.
Leonid
Leonid is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, notably borne by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
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E.
Pavel Batov
Pavel Batov was a distinguished Soviet general who commanded key formations on the Eastern Front during World War II and later held senior military and political posts in the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Kreutzer Sonata
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surface form:
"The Kreutzer Sonata"
|
| associatedWith |
Tolstoyan critique of marriage
ⓘ
Tolstoyan views on chastity ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
marriage
ⓘ
morality ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
jealous
ⓘ
possessive ⓘ tormented ⓘ |
| confesses | killing his wife in a fit of jealousy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| discusses |
the influence of music on emotions
ⓘ
the institution of marriage ⓘ the moral dangers of sexual passion ⓘ |
| experiences |
intense inner conflict
ⓘ
remorse after the murder ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
sexual jealousy
ⓘ
suspicion of his wife’s infidelity ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableAction | murdered his wife ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central narrator of "The Kreutzer Sonata" ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed wife ⓘ |
| storyFrame | relates his life story to fellow train passengers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pozdnyshev Description of subject: Pozdnyshev is the tormented, jealous husband and central narrator of Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata," whose confession of murdering his wife drives the story’s exploration of marriage, sexuality, and morality.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.