Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova
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Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova is a destitute yet deeply compassionate young woman in Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment," whose moral strength and self-sacrificing love profoundly influence the protagonist, Raskolnikov.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361493 — 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: Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova Context triple: [Crime and Punishment, mainCharacter, Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova]
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A.
Katerina Mikhailovna Maslova
Katerina Mikhailovna Maslova is the central female protagonist of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," whose wrongful conviction and moral struggle drive the book’s exploration of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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B.
Praskovya Osipovna
Praskovya Osipovna is a minor character in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story "The Nose," representing the everyday Petersburg milieu that frames the absurd adventures of the protagonist’s runaway nose.
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C.
Pavel Smerdyakov
Pavel Smerdyakov is a manipulative and enigmatic servant in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "The Brothers Karamazov," whose actions and psychology play a crucial role in the story’s central moral and criminal conflicts.
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D.
Praskovya Fyodorovna
Praskovya Fyodorovna is the self-absorbed and socially preoccupied wife of the dying judge in Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," embodying the superficiality and moral emptiness of the society around him.
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E.
Dolly Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina," known as the long-suffering, morally grounded wife of Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky and a foil to Anna's more tragic path.
- 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: Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova Target entity description: Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova is a destitute yet deeply compassionate young woman in Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment," whose moral strength and self-sacrificing love profoundly influence the protagonist, Raskolnikov.
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A.
Katerina Mikhailovna Maslova
Katerina Mikhailovna Maslova is the central female protagonist of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," whose wrongful conviction and moral struggle drive the book’s exploration of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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B.
Praskovya Osipovna
Praskovya Osipovna is a minor character in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story "The Nose," representing the everyday Petersburg milieu that frames the absurd adventures of the protagonist’s runaway nose.
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C.
Pavel Smerdyakov
Pavel Smerdyakov is a manipulative and enigmatic servant in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "The Brothers Karamazov," whose actions and psychology play a crucial role in the story’s central moral and criminal conflicts.
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D.
Praskovya Fyodorovna
Praskovya Fyodorovna is the self-absorbed and socially preoccupied wife of the dying judge in Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," embodying the superficiality and moral emptiness of the society around him.
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E.
Dolly Oblonskaya
Dolly Oblonskaya is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina," known as the long-suffering, morally grounded wife of Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky and a foil to Anna's more tragic path.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sonia
NERFINISHED
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Sonya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Crime and Punishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
deuteragonist
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love interest of Rodion Raskolnikov ⓘ moral guide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1866 ⓘ |
| fullName | Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Sofya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | Rodion Raskolnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent | accompanies Raskolnikov to his confession ⓘ |
| keyScene | reads the story of Lazarus to Raskolnikov ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally good ⓘ |
| motivation | support her family financially ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for Raskolnikov’s moral regeneration ⓘ |
| occupation |
prostitute
ⓘ
seamstress ⓘ |
| patronymic | Semyonovna ⓘ |
| relationship | loves Rodion Raskolnikov ⓘ |
| relative |
Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladova
NERFINISHED
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Kolia Marmeladov NERFINISHED ⓘ Lida Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ Polenka Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
destitute
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impoverished ⓘ |
| stepmother | Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Christian redemption
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compassion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| trait |
compassionate
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humble ⓘ pious ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| workGenre |
philosophical novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova Description of subject: Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova is a destitute yet deeply compassionate young woman in Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment," whose moral strength and self-sacrificing love profoundly influence the protagonist, Raskolnikov.
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