Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy
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The Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy is a series of three memoirs by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that chronicle his harsh upbringing, youth, and early development as a revolutionary and author.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy canonical | 3 |
| Gorky autobiographical cycle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1947177 — 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: Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy Context triple: [My Childhood, partOf, Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy]
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The Life of Klim Samgin
The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
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Doctor Zhivago (novel)
Doctor Zhivago (novel) is Boris Pasternak’s epic 1957 Russian novel that follows the life and loves of a physician-poet amid the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
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Maksim Gorky
Maksim Gorky was a seminal Russian and Soviet writer, socialist realist pioneer, and political activist whose works and public life profoundly influenced 20th-century Russian literature and culture.
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A Russian Childhood
"A Russian Childhood" is an autobiographical work by pioneering Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, recounting her early life and formative experiences in 19th-century Russia.
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Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)
"Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)" is a series of reflective, often personal texts in which Leo Tolstoy recounts his childhood, family life, and formative experiences at his family estate, offering insight into his moral and philosophical development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy Target entity description: The Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy is a series of three memoirs by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that chronicle his harsh upbringing, youth, and early development as a revolutionary and author.
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A.
The Life of Klim Samgin
The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
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B.
Doctor Zhivago (novel)
Doctor Zhivago (novel) is Boris Pasternak’s epic 1957 Russian novel that follows the life and loves of a physician-poet amid the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
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C.
Maksim Gorky
Maksim Gorky was a seminal Russian and Soviet writer, socialist realist pioneer, and political activist whose works and public life profoundly influenced 20th-century Russian literature and culture.
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D.
A Russian Childhood
"A Russian Childhood" is an autobiographical work by pioneering Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, recounting her early life and formative experiences in 19th-century Russia.
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E.
Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)
"Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's autobiographical writings)" is a series of reflective, often personal texts in which Leo Tolstoy recounts his childhood, family life, and formative experiences at his family estate, offering insight into his moral and philosophical development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work series
ⓘ
memoir series ⓘ |
| author |
Maksim Gorky
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surface form:
Maxim Gorky
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| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depicts |
abuse and hardship
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child labor ⓘ self-education ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| focusesOnLifeStage |
adolescence
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childhood ⓘ early adulthood ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Childhood
ⓘ
Detstvo ⓘ In the World ⓘ My Universities ⓘ
surface form:
Moi universitety
My Universities ⓘ V lyudyakh ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian social conditions in the 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist realism precursor ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
formation of a writer
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harsh upbringing ⓘ poverty ⓘ revolutionary consciousness ⓘ social injustice ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological depth
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ vivid portrayal of Russian lower classes ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| setting |
Nizhny Novgorod
ⓘ
various Russian provinces ⓘ |
| subject |
Maksim Gorky
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
|
| timePeriodCovered | late 19th century ⓘ |
| translationOfPartTitle |
Detstvo – Childhood
ⓘ
My Universities ⓘ
surface form:
Moi universitety – My Universities
V lyudyakh – In the World ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Gorky autobiographical cycle