Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
E532998
antihero
character with psychological disorder
civil servant
fictional character
government clerk
literary character
protagonist
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is the psychologically tormented government clerk in Dostoevsky’s novella "The Double," whose life unravels when a confident doppelgänger appears and begins to usurp his identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin canonical | 6 |
| Golyadkin | 1 |
| Golyadkin Junior | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5547080 — 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: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin Context triple: [The Double, mainCharacter, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin]
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A.
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov was an 18th-century Russian nobleman best known for establishing what would become Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre.
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B.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
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C.
Pyotr Grinyov
Pyotr Grinyov is the young nobleman protagonist of Alexander Pushkin’s historical novel "The Captain’s Daughter," whose coming-of-age unfolds amid the turmoil of the Pugachev Rebellion.
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D.
Prince Vassily Kuragin
Prince Vassily Kuragin is a shrewd, self-serving Russian nobleman in Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his political maneuvering and manipulation to advance his family’s interests.
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E.
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.
- 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: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin Target entity description: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is the psychologically tormented government clerk in Dostoevsky’s novella "The Double," whose life unravels when a confident doppelgänger appears and begins to usurp his identity.
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A.
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov
Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Urusov was an 18th-century Russian nobleman best known for establishing what would become Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre.
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B.
Dolokhov
Dolokhov is a daring, reckless officer and gambler in Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his courage, cunning, and volatile relationships with other characters.
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C.
Pyotr Grinyov
Pyotr Grinyov is the young nobleman protagonist of Alexander Pushkin’s historical novel "The Captain’s Daughter," whose coming-of-age unfolds amid the turmoil of the Pugachev Rebellion.
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D.
Prince Vassily Kuragin
Prince Vassily Kuragin is a shrewd, self-serving Russian nobleman in Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," known for his political maneuvering and manipulation to advance his family’s interests.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
ⓘ
character with psychological disorder ⓘ civil servant ⓘ fictional character ⓘ government clerk ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Double
ⓘ
The Double: A Petersburg Poem ⓘ |
| conflictWith | his double ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| employmentSector | Russian civil service ⓘ |
| familyName |
Golyadkin
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
|
| fictionalLocation |
Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| firstPublicationContext |
The Double (1846 novella)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Double
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
fantastic literature
ⓘ
psychological novella ⓘ |
| givenName | Yakov ⓘ |
| hasDoppelganger |
Golyadkin Junior
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
|
| identityThreatenedBy | his doppelgänger ⓘ |
| keyThemeEmbodied |
alienation
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bureaucratic oppression ⓘ madness ⓘ split identity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| name | Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores instability of personal identity
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illustrates psychological breakdown in a bureaucratic environment ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character whose identity is usurped by a double ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
lack of self-confidence
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obsessive concern with social status ⓘ |
| occupation | titular councillor ⓘ |
| patronymic | Petrovich ⓘ |
| psychologicalState |
anxious
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paranoid ⓘ psychologically tormented ⓘ socially insecure ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin Description of subject: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is the psychologically tormented government clerk in Dostoevsky’s novella "The Double," whose life unravels when a confident doppelgänger appears and begins to usurp his identity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
linked to: Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin