Khlestakov
E535121
Khlestakov is the vain, opportunistic young civil servant who is mistakenly taken for a powerful inspector in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical play "The Government Inspector."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khlestakov canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5638502 — 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: Khlestakov Context triple: [The Government Inspector, notableCharacter, Khlestakov]
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A.
Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
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B.
Urusov
Urusov is a Russian noble family name historically associated with princely lineage and notable figures in Russian society.
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C.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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D.
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
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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E.
Anatole
Anatole is the famously temperamental and gifted French chef employed by Aunt Dahlia in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories.
- 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: Khlestakov Target entity description: Khlestakov is the vain, opportunistic young civil servant who is mistakenly taken for a powerful inspector in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical play "The Government Inspector."
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A.
Malyuta Skuratov
Malyuta Skuratov was a notorious 16th-century Russian oprichnik and close enforcer of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, infamous for his role in brutal repressions.
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B.
Urusov
Urusov is a Russian noble family name historically associated with princely lineage and notable figures in Russian society.
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C.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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D.
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin
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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E.
Anatole
Anatole is the famously temperamental and gifted French chef employed by Aunt Dahlia in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Government Inspector ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
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bureaucracy ⓘ corruption ⓘ deception ⓘ misidentification ⓘ social satire ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cowardly
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imaginative braggart ⓘ impressionable ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol ⓘ |
| exposes | moral bankruptcy of local officials ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| firstAppearancePlace | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
political satire
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satirical comedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian imperial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptations |
film adaptations of The Government Inspector
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stage productions of The Government Inspector ⓘ television adaptations of The Government Inspector ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
archetype of the accidental impostor
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iconic figure of mistaken identity in Russian drama ⓘ |
| mistakenFor |
government inspector
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powerful state official ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for exposing provincial corruption ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| occupation | civil servant ⓘ |
| receivesFromOthers |
bribes
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flattery ⓘ |
| relationship | guest of the town governor ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
protagonist
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title character’s mistaken identity ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | provincial Russian town ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hollowness of social status
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power of illusion in politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khlestakov Description of subject: Khlestakov is the vain, opportunistic young civil servant who is mistakenly taken for a powerful inspector in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical play "The Government Inspector."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.