Grigori Melekhov
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Grigori Melekhov is a Cossack protagonist whose turbulent personal life and shifting loyalties reflect the social and political upheavals of early 20th-century Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grigori Melekhov canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cossack
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
And Quiet Flows the Don
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Don Flows Home to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Soil Upturned (Sholokhov’s Don cycle context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflict between loyalty to Cossack traditions and new political forces
ⓘ
inner conflict between duty and passion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mikhail Sholokhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Don Cossacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Melekhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Don novel cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | And Quiet Flows the Don (serialized 1928–1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
conflicted
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emotionally torn ⓘ impulsive ⓘ loyal to family ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist realism (canon context) ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Aksinia Astakhova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Melekhov family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Russian Army
NERFINISHED
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Red Army ⓘ White forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
protagonist
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| occupation |
Cossack horseman
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Tatar farm on the Don ⓘ |
| represents |
fate of the Don Cossacks
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individual caught in historical upheaval ⓘ moral ambiguity of civil war ⓘ |
| roleIn | And Quiet Flows the Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Russian Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Natalia Korshunova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
collapse of traditional rural life
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love and adultery ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ war and violence ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.