The Lower Depths
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The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lower Depths canonical | 14 |
| The Lower Depths (Gorky) | 1 |
| The Lower Depths (production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323490 — 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: The Lower Depths Context triple: [Maksim Gorky, notableWork, The Lower Depths]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: The Lower Depths Target entity description: The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
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A.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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B.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that explores the existential and spiritual crisis of a dying Russian judge confronting the meaning of his life.
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C.
Modern Times
Modern Times is a 1936 silent comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that satirizes industrialization and modern society through the misadventures of his iconic Tramp character.
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D.
Modern Times
Modern Times is a critically acclaimed 2006 studio album by Bob Dylan that blends blues, rock, and folk influences with reflective, poetic lyrics.
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E.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a 2015 novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of childhood trauma, colorism, and the lasting impact of abuse through the story of a dark-skinned woman named Bride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Akira Kurosawa
ⓘ
Jean Renoir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Na dne ⓘ |
| author |
Maksim Gorky
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
|
| coDirectorOfPremiere | Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depicts |
alcoholism
ⓘ
crime ⓘ harsh living conditions ⓘ homelessness ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Konstantin Stanislavski ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Moscow Art Theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | Moscow ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| includedIn | Russian theatrical canon ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century social drama ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian realism
ⓘ
Russian social drama ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Baron
ⓘ
Kostylev ⓘ Luka ⓘ Nastya ⓘ Vaska Pepel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Russian underclass
ⓘ
impoverished lodgers ⓘ marginalized people ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| setting |
doss house
ⓘ
flophouse ⓘ |
| significance |
key work of Maxim Gorky
ⓘ
seminal work of Russian theatre ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
ⓘ
hope ⓘ human dignity ⓘ illusion versus truth ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | На дне ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lower Depths Description of subject: The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Lower Depths (Gorky)
this entity surface form:
The Lower Depths (production)
subject surface form:
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov