Ivan Bezdomny
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Ivan Bezdomny is a young Soviet poet in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita," whose encounter with the devil triggers his spiritual and ideological transformation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Homeless Ivan
NERFINISHED
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Ivan Bezdomny NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Bezdomnyy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | MASSOLIT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Master and Margarita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Serialized publication of The Master and Margarita ⓘ |
| fullName | Ivan Nikolayevich Ponyryov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Soviet poetry ⓘ |
| hasEncounterWith |
Margarita
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Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Master NERFINISHED ⓘ Woland NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeshua Ha-Notsri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalChange |
From atheism to openness to the metaphysical
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From ideological certainty to doubt ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
Conflict between faith and atheism
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Satire of Soviet literary establishment ⓘ |
| ideology |
Militant atheism
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Soviet materialism ⓘ |
| initialCharacterization |
Devoted to official Soviet ideology
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Young, aggressive Soviet poet ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Chases Woland and his retinue through Moscow
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Is confined to a psychiatric clinic ⓘ Witnesses Berlioz’s death at the Patriarch’s Ponds ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| laterCharacterization |
Critical of his former dogmatism
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Spiritually reflective ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | Historian of religion ⓘ |
| learnsStoryOf | The Master’s novel about Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| meetsAtClinic | The Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Represents transformation from dogmatic atheism to spiritual awareness ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Protagonist
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Witness of supernatural events ⓘ |
| occupation | Poet ⓘ |
| setInTime | Stalin-era Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Crisis of Soviet atheist ideology
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Possibility of moral and spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| undergoes |
Ideological transformation
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Spiritual transformation ⓘ |
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