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A Malefactor

short story by Anton Chekhov
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13 properties
Instance of
literary work
Inception
1885[4]
Author
Anton Chekhov[1]
Language of work or name
Russian[2]
Publication date
July 24, 1885[5]
Copyright status
public domain, public domain[12]
Country of origin
Russian Empire[3]
Different from
Malefactors[10]
First line
Перед судебным следователем стоит маленький, чрезвычайно тощий мужичонко в пестрядинной рубахе и латаных портах.[11]
Form of creative work
short story[13]
Has version, edition or translation
A Malefactor[6]
Published in
Motley Stories by A. Chekhonte, Peterburgskaya Gazeta[7][8]
Title
Злоумышленник[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en A Malefactor de Der Übeltäter de Ein Halunke fr Malveillance hu A gonosztevő pl Zbrodniarz ru A Malefactor ru Злоумышленник tr Kundakçı
🔖 Identifiers · 4
VIAF cluster ID
3135165326363816290008
BookBrainz work ID
ed3d6331-38ad-4005-8c1e-3ff2c450a564
FantLab work ID
152849
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/113zpmh6l

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Copyright status 2
public domain, public domain
Author 1
Anton Chekhov
Country of origin 1
Russian Empire
Form of creative work 1
short story
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
Russian
Published in 1
Peterburgskaya Gazeta
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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → ed3d6331-38ad-4005-8c1e-3ff2c450a564
    "Created claim: BookBrainz work ID: ed3d6331-38ad-4005-8c1e-3ff2c450a564, batch #290269"
  2. 25w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Russian Empire
    Language of work or name → Russian
    Copyright status → public domain
    Form of creative work → short story
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added ur:اے ملی فیکٹر"
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