Mother (novel)
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Mother is a 1906 novel by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that portrays the awakening of political consciousness in a working-class woman amid the revolutionary ferment of early 20th-century Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mother (novel) canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8625448 — 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: Mother (novel) Context triple: [Mother (1926 film), basedOn, Mother (novel)]
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A.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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B.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother is a painting by Italian Futurist and Metaphysical artist Carlo Carrà that reflects his shift toward more contemplative, structured compositions.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
Other Mother
Other Mother is the sinister, button-eyed antagonist from Neil Gaiman's "Coraline," who lures children into a deceptive parallel world.
- 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: Mother (novel) Target entity description: Mother is a 1906 novel by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that portrays the awakening of political consciousness in a working-class woman amid the revolutionary ferment of early 20th-century Russia.
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A.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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B.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother is a painting by Italian Futurist and Metaphysical artist Carlo Carrà that reflects his shift toward more contemplative, structured compositions.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
Other Mother
Other Mother is the sinister, button-eyed antagonist from Neil Gaiman's "Coraline," who lures children into a deceptive parallel world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Mother (1926 film)
ⓘ
Mother (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to:
"Mother"
opera ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| author |
Maxim Gorky
ⓘ
linked to:
Maksim Gorky
|
| centralConflict | workers versus Tsarist authorities ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | mother–son relationship ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
collective struggle
ⓘ
political awakening ⓘ sacrifice for the cause ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized ⓘ |
| genre |
revolutionary fiction
ⓘ
socialist realist literature ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Mother (English translation) ⓘ |
| ideologyDepicted |
Marxism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Soviet revolutionary literature
ⓘ
socialist realist canon ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of revolutionary literature
ⓘ
key work in Maxim Gorky’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Pavel Vlasov
ⓘ
Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a politicized working-class woman
ⓘ
influence on socialist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Mat ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Russian revolutionary movement ⓘ |
| portrays |
Tsarist repression
ⓘ
factory workers ⓘ underground revolutionary circles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th-century Russia ⓘ |
| theme |
awakening of political consciousness
ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ revolutionary movement ⓘ role of women in revolution ⓘ social injustice ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | pre-revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
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Subject: Mother (novel) Description of subject: Mother is a 1906 novel by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that portrays the awakening of political consciousness in a working-class woman amid the revolutionary ferment of early 20th-century Russia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
1956 Soviet film "Mother" directed by Mark Donskoy
subject linked to:
Tamara Motyleva