Foma Gordeyev
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foma Gordeyev canonical | 2 |
| Foma Gordeyev (character) | 1 |
| Фома Гордеев | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323495 — 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: Foma Gordeyev Context triple: [Maksim Gorky, notableWork, Foma Gordeyev]
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A.
Nikolai Nikitin
Nikolai Nikitin was a prominent Soviet structural engineer and architect best known for designing landmark monumental structures, including the towering statue at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex and the Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow.
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B.
Andrei
Andrei is a masculine given name commonly used in Slavic and Eastern European countries, equivalent to the English name Andrew.
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C.
Sergei
Sergei is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russia and other Eastern European countries.
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D.
Ivan Susloparov
Ivan Susloparov was a Soviet general and military diplomat who represented the USSR at the signing of Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II.
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E.
Kuzma Derevyanko
Kuzma Derevyanko was a Soviet general who served as the USSR’s representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
- 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: Foma Gordeyev Target entity description: 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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A.
Nikolai Nikitin
Nikolai Nikitin was a prominent Soviet structural engineer and architect best known for designing landmark monumental structures, including the towering statue at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex and the Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow.
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B.
Andrei
Andrei is a masculine given name commonly used in Slavic and Eastern European countries, equivalent to the English name Andrew.
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C.
Sergei
Sergei is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russia and other Eastern European countries.
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D.
Ivan Susloparov
Ivan Susloparov was a Soviet general and military diplomat who represented the USSR at the signing of Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II.
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E.
Kuzma Derevyanko
Kuzma Derevyanko was a Soviet general who served as the USSR’s representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author |
Maksim Gorky
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Maksim Gorky ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
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| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator |
Maksim Gorky
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
|
| depicts |
Russian merchant class
ⓘ
late 19th-century Russian society ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasType | Russian novel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | social conditions in late Imperial Russia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
realism
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Foma Gordeyev
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Foma Gordeyev (character)
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| notableFor |
critique of Russian merchant class
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depiction of social tensions in pre-revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
Russian bourgeoisie
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wealthy merchant’s son ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Russia ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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conflict between individual and society ⓘ moral decline ⓘ social injustice ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage |
Foma Gordeyev
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Фома Гордеев
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foma Gordeyev Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Foma Gordeyev (character)
this entity surface form:
Фома Гордеев