Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
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Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was a prominent 19th-century Russian writer and satirist known for his sharp criticism of autocracy and social injustice in works such as "The History of a Town" and "The Golovlyov Family."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ publicist ⓘ satirist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Russian civil service ⓘ |
| familyName | Saltykov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Mikhail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Russian prose
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Russian satirical literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
realism
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satire ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of grotesque and absurdity in social satire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Gentlemen Golovlevs
NERFINISHED
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The Golovlyov Family NERFINISHED ⓘ The History of a Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poshekhonye Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tales of the Town of Glupov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
depiction of provincial bureaucracy
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exposure of hypocrisy in the gentry class ⓘ sharp criticism of Russian autocracy ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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satirist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian literature ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
vice-governor of Ryazan
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vice-governor of Tver ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Shchedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocus |
bureaucratic corruption
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criticism of autocracy ⓘ criticism of social injustice ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
allegory
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bitter irony ⓘ grotesque exaggeration ⓘ |
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