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Christmas Eve

first story in the second volume of the collection Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol
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Christmas Eve
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Summary

Christmas Eve is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christmas Eve authored Nikolai Gogol[3].
  • Christmas Eve's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Christmas Eve's genre is Christmas fiction[5].
  • Christmas Eve followed The Lost Letter: A Tale Told by the Sexton of the N...Church[6].
  • Christmas Eve was followed by A Terrible Vengeance[7].
  • Christmas Eve's Commons category is recorded as Christmas Eve (Gogol)[8].
  • Christmas Eve's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[9].
  • Christmas Eve's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Christmas Eve (Gogol)[10].
  • Christmas Eve's published in is recorded as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka[11].
  • Christmas Eve's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ночь перед Рождеством'}[12].
  • Christmas Eve's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Последний день перед Рождеством прошел. Зимняя, ясная ночь наступила. Глянули звезды. Месяц величаво поднялся на небо посветить добрым людям и всему миру, чтобы всем было весело колядовать и славить Христа. Морозило сильнее, чем с утра; но зато так было тихо, что скрып мороза под сапогом слышался за полверсты. Еще ни одна толпа парубков не показывалась под окнами хат; месяц один только заглядывал в них украдкою, как бы вызывая принаряживавшихся девушек выбежать скорее на скрыпучий снег.'}[13].
  • Christmas Eve's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'А окна все были обведены кругом красною краскою; на дверях же везде были козаки на лошадях с трубками в зубах. Но еще больше похвалил преосвященный Вакулу, когда узнал, что он выдержал церковное покаяние и выкрасил даром весь левый крылос зеленою краскою с красными цветами. Это однако ж не все: на стене сбоку, как войдешь в церковь, намалевал Вакула черта в аду, такого гадкого, что все плевали, когда проходили мимо; а бабы, как только расплакивалось у них на руках дитя, подносили его к картине и говорили: он бачь, яка кака намалевана! и дитя, удерживая слезенки, косилось на картину и жалось к груди своей матери.'}[14].
  • Christmas Eve's form of creative work is recorded as novella[15].
  • Christmas Eve's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Christmas Eve authored Nikolai Gogol[3].

Publication

Christmas Eve's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[9]. Its genre is Christmas fiction[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Christmas Eve followed The Lost Letter: A Tale Told by the Sexton of the N...Church[6]. It was followed by A Terrible Vengeance[7].

Why It Matters

Christmas Eve ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

literary work Nikolai Gogol

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → novella
    Language of work or name → Russian
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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