A Malefactor

short story by Anton Chekhov
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3284670
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

A Malefactor

Summary

A Malefactor is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Malefactor authored Anton Chekhov[3].
  • A Malefactor's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Malefactor's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[5].
  • A Malefactor's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire[6].
  • 1885 marks the founding of A Malefactor[7].
  • A Malefactor was published on July 24, 1885[8].
  • A Malefactor's has edition or translation is recorded as A Malefactor[9].
  • A Malefactor's published in is recorded as Motley Stories by A. Chekhonte[10].
  • A Malefactor's published in is recorded as Peterburgskaya Gazeta[11].
  • A Malefactor's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Злоумышленник'}[12].
  • A Malefactor's different from is recorded as Malefactors[13].
  • A Malefactor's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Перед судебным следователем стоит маленький, чрезвычайно тощий мужичонко в пестрядинной рубахе и латаных портах.'}[14].
  • A Malefactor's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • A Malefactor's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • A Malefactor's form of creative work is recorded as short story[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Malefactor authored Anton Chekhov[3].

Publication

A Malefactor was released on July 24, 1885[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[5].

Why It Matters

A Malefactor ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . dlib.rsl.ru. dlib.rsl.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). A Malefactor. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-malefactor
MLA “A Malefactor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-malefactor.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_a-malefactor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{A Malefactor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-malefactor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): A Malefactor — https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-malefactor (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-malefactor · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Russian Empire
    Language of work or name Russian
    Instance of
    Publication date
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:اے ملی فیکٹر]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.