Viktor Shklovsky
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Viktor Shklovsky was a Russian literary theorist, critic, and writer, best known as a founding figure of Russian Formalism and for developing the concept of "defamiliarization" in art and literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viktor Shklovsky canonical | 3 |
| Shklovsky | 1 |
| Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825926 — 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: Viktor Shklovsky Context triple: [Strike, writtenBy, Viktor Shklovsky]
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A.
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky was a prominent Russian Futurist poet, playwright, and artist known for his revolutionary verse, bold avant-garde style, and influential role in early Soviet literature.
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B.
Yevgeny Ginzburg
Yevgeny Ginzburg was a Soviet journalist and writer best known for her memoirs detailing her imprisonment during Stalin’s Great Purge and life in the Gulag.
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C.
Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet and novelist best known internationally for his novel "Doctor Zhivago," which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958.
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D.
Viktor Sadovnichiy
Viktor Sadovnichiy is a Russian mathematician and academic leader who has long served as the influential rector of Moscow State University.
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E.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
- 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: Viktor Shklovsky Target entity description: Viktor Shklovsky was a Russian literary theorist, critic, and writer, best known as a founding figure of Russian Formalism and for developing the concept of "defamiliarization" in art and literature.
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A.
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky was a prominent Russian Futurist poet, playwright, and artist known for his revolutionary verse, bold avant-garde style, and influential role in early Soviet literature.
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B.
Yevgeny Ginzburg
Yevgeny Ginzburg was a Soviet journalist and writer best known for her memoirs detailing her imprisonment during Stalin’s Great Purge and life in the Gulag.
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C.
Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet and novelist best known internationally for his novel "Doctor Zhivago," which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958.
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D.
Viktor Sadovnichiy
Viktor Sadovnichiy is a Russian mathematician and academic leader who has long served as the influential rector of Moscow State University.
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E.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Formalist
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| familyName |
Shklovsky
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linked to:
Viktor Shklovsky
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| fieldOfWork |
film theory
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literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ narratology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky
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linked to:
Viktor Shklovsky
|
| genre |
autobiographical novel
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essay ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Viktor ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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narratology ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the concept of defamiliarization in art and literature
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founding figure of Russian Formalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
OPOJAZ
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Society for the Study of Poetic Language ⓘ |
| movement |
Formalism
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linked to:
Russian formalism
Russian Formalism ⓘ
linked to:
Russian formalism
Russian avant-garde ⓘ |
| name | Viktor Shklovsky ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
defamiliarization
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ostranenie ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Sentimental Journey
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Art as Device ⓘ Art as Technique ⓘ Theory of Prose ⓘ Third Factory ⓘ Zoo, or Letters Not About Love ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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literary theorist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Borisovich ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of literary devices as autonomous objects of study
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distinction between plot and story in narrative ⓘ emphasis on form over content in literary analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viktor Shklovsky Description of subject: Viktor Shklovsky was a Russian literary theorist, critic, and writer, best known as a founding figure of Russian Formalism and for developing the concept of "defamiliarization" in art and literature.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Viktor Shklovsky
linked to: Viktor Shklovsky