Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov
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Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov is the cunning, morally ambiguous protagonist of Nikolai Gogol’s novel "Dead Souls," known for his scheme of buying up the titles to deceased serfs to advance his social and financial standing.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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character in a Russian novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dead Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
bureaucracy
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corruption ⓘ fraud ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ serfdom ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
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cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ secretive ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devisedByAuthorAs | embodiment of petty swindler type in Russian society ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Dead Souls, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
financial gain
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social advancement ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | minor gentleman ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | satirical novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| method |
exploiting flaws in serf registration system
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purchasing dead serfs’ papers ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| nameInRussian | Павел Иванович Чичиков NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
link between various landowners in the novel
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vehicle for social satire ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to improve social standing through fraud
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scheme to buy titles to deceased serfs ⓘ |
| occupation |
former civil servant
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speculator ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central figure of the satire on Russian provincial society ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Russian provinces ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
empty social ambition
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moral corruption in bureaucratic society ⓘ |
| usesCoverStory | claims to manage estates and resettle serfs ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Dead Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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