Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky

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Russian nobleman fictional character literary character nobleman

Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky is a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and the amiable yet unfaithful brother of Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoy’s novel.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky canonical	12
Oblonsky	2
Arkadyev Oblonsky	1
Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya	1
Grisha Oblonsky	1
Stepan Oblonsky	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874338 — 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: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
Context triple: [Anna Karenina, mainCharacter, Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky]

A. Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin is a thoughtful, idealistic landowner and one of the central protagonists in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known for his spiritual and philosophical quest for meaning.
B. Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
C. Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin is a high-ranking, emotionally reserved government official in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known primarily as Anna’s older, conservative husband whose rigid morality contrasts with her passionate nature.
D. Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
E. Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
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: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
Target entity description: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky is a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and the amiable yet unfaithful brother of Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoy’s novel.

A. Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin
Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin is a thoughtful, idealistic landowner and one of the central protagonists in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known for his spiritual and philosophical quest for meaning.
B. Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
C. Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin is a high-ranking, emotionally reserved government official in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," known primarily as Anna’s older, conservative husband whose rigid morality contrasts with her passionate nature.
D. Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
E. Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian nobleman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Stiva ⓘ
appearsIn	Anna Karenina ⓘ
characterTrait	amiable ⓘ charming ⓘ pleasure-loving ⓘ sociable ⓘ unfaithful ⓘ
createdBy	Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
familyName	Oblonsky ⓘ linked to: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky
firstAppearance	Anna Karenina, Part 1 ⓘ linked to: Anna Karenina
fullName	Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Stepan ⓘ
hasChild	Grisha Oblonsky ⓘ linked to: Dolly Oblonskaya Lili Oblonskaya ⓘ linked to: Dolly Oblonskaya Masha Oblonskaya ⓘ linked to: Dolly Oblonskaya Nikolinka Oblonsky ⓘ linked to: Dolly Oblonskaya Tanya Oblonskaya ⓘ linked to: Dolly Oblonskaya another younger Oblonsky child ⓘ
languageOfWork	Russian ⓘ
literaryRole	comic figure ⓘ supporting character ⓘ
narrativeFunction	catalyst for Anna’s visit to Moscow ⓘ
nationality	Russian ⓘ
notableFor	adultery with the family governess ⓘ opening marital crisis in Anna Karenina ⓘ
occupation	bureaucrat ⓘ civil servant ⓘ
patronymic	Arkadyevich ⓘ
personalityContrastWith	Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin ⓘ
relative	Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin ⓘ Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky ⓘ
residence	Moscow ⓘ
setting	19th-century Russia ⓘ Imperial Russia ⓘ linked to: Russian Empire
sibling	Anna Arkadyevna Karenina ⓘ
sister	Anna Arkadyevna Karenina ⓘ
socialClass	Russian aristocracy ⓘ nobility ⓘ
spouse	Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya ⓘ linked to: Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky Dolly Oblonskaya ⓘ
themeAssociation	family disintegration ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ urban Russian society ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anna Karenina → mainCharacter → Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ

Anna Arkadyevna Karenina → relative → Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ

Anna Arkadyevna Karenina → sibling → Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ

Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky → fullName → Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ⓘ

Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky → familyName → Oblonsky ⓘ