Manilov
E535112
Manilov is a dreamy, overly sentimental landowner in Nikolai Gogol's novel "Dead Souls," known for his superficial politeness and impractical idealism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manilov canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5638379 — 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: Manilov Context triple: [Dead Souls, containsCharacter, Manilov]
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A.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
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B.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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C.
Foma Gordeyev
Foma Gordeyev is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the moral and spiritual decline of a wealthy merchant’s son amid the social tensions of late 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
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E.
Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
- 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: Manilov Target entity description: Manilov is a dreamy, overly sentimental landowner in Nikolai Gogol's novel "Dead Souls," known for his superficial politeness and impractical idealism.
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A.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
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B.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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C.
Foma Gordeyev
Foma Gordeyev is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the moral and spiritual decline of a wealthy merchant’s son amid the social tensions of late 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
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E.
Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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landowner ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dead Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfFictionalSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dreamy
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evasive ⓘ impractically idealistic ⓘ indolent ⓘ naive ⓘ overly sentimental ⓘ superficially polite ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Dead Souls, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alkid
NERFINISHED
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Themistoclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Manilov’s wife ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
critique of passive landowning class
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critique of superficial politeness ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
embodiment of empty idealism
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one of the landowners visited by Chichikov ⓘ target of satire ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
incapable of practical action
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pleasant but empty-minded ⓘ |
| residence | Manilovka estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | provincial Russia ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manilov Description of subject: Manilov is a dreamy, overly sentimental landowner in Nikolai Gogol's novel "Dead Souls," known for his superficial politeness and impractical idealism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.