Alexei Ivanovich
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Alexei Ivanovich is the impulsive, obsessive young tutor whose descent into gambling addiction drives the plot of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "The Gambler."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexei Ivanovich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5547031 — 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: Alexei Ivanovich Context triple: [The Gambler, mainCharacter, Alexei Ivanovich]
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A.
Alexis Mikhailovich
Alexis Mikhailovich was the second Romanov tsar of Russia, ruling from 1645 to 1676 and overseeing significant territorial expansion and internal reforms that shaped the early modern Russian state.
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B.
Dmitry Ivanovich
Dmitry Ivanovich was a late 15th-century Russian prince and one-time heir apparent to the throne of Muscovy during the reign of his grandfather Ivan III.
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C.
Aleksandr
Aleksandr is a common Russian male given name of Greek origin, equivalent to Alexander in English.
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Paul Petrovich Romanov
Paul Petrovich Romanov, better known as Paul I of Russia, was Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801, noted for his autocratic rule, military reforms, and assassination in a palace coup.
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E.
Feodor Nikitich Romanov
Feodor Nikitich Romanov, later known as Patriarch Filaret, was a prominent Russian boyar and church leader who became de facto ruler of Russia during the early Romanov dynasty.
- 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: Alexei Ivanovich Target entity description: Alexei Ivanovich is the impulsive, obsessive young tutor whose descent into gambling addiction drives the plot of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "The Gambler."
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A.
Alexis Mikhailovich
Alexis Mikhailovich was the second Romanov tsar of Russia, ruling from 1645 to 1676 and overseeing significant territorial expansion and internal reforms that shaped the early modern Russian state.
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B.
Dmitry Ivanovich
Dmitry Ivanovich was a late 15th-century Russian prince and one-time heir apparent to the throne of Muscovy during the reign of his grandfather Ivan III.
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C.
Aleksandr
Aleksandr is a common Russian male given name of Greek origin, equivalent to Alexander in English.
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D.
Paul Petrovich Romanov
Paul Petrovich Romanov, better known as Paul I of Russia, was Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801, noted for his autocratic rule, military reforms, and assassination in a palace coup.
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E.
Feodor Nikitich Romanov
Feodor Nikitich Romanov, later known as Patriarch Filaret, was a prominent Russian boyar and church leader who became de facto ruler of Russia during the early Romanov dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| addictionType | roulette gambling ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Gambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
novella
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
gambling addiction
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obsession ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
impulsive
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ passionate ⓘ self-destructive ⓘ |
| creator | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | The Gambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalFocusOn | Polina Alexandrovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Gambler (1867) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Russian (original text) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| moralArc | moral decline through gambling ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores psychology of gambling
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illustrates destructive passion ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| occupation | tutor ⓘ |
| psychologicalProfile | compulsive gambler ⓘ |
| relationshipToGeneral | employee ⓘ |
| relationshipToPolinaAlexandrovna | devoted admirer ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| romanticObsessionWith | Polina Alexandrovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingAssociatedWith | Roulettenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
enslavement to chance
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irrational passion ⓘ |
| vice | gambling ⓘ |
| worksFor | the General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexei Ivanovich Description of subject: Alexei Ivanovich is the impulsive, obsessive young tutor whose descent into gambling addiction drives the plot of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "The Gambler."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.