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Crime and Punishment

1866 Russian-language novel by Dostoyevsky
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Crime and Punishment

Summary

Crime and Punishment is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.16% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,066 views/month, #45 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crime and Punishment authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].
  • Crime and Punishment's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Crime and Punishment's genre is philosophical fiction[5].
  • Crime and Punishment's genre is serialized fiction[6].
  • Crime and Punishment's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • Crime and Punishment's genre is psychological fiction[8].
  • Crime and Punishment followed Notes from Underground[9].
  • Crime and Punishment's Commons category is recorded as Crime and Punishment[10].
  • Crime and Punishment's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11].
  • Crime and Punishment's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire[12].
  • 1865 marks the founding of Crime and Punishment[13].
  • Crime and Punishment was published on 1866[14].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov[15].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova[16].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin[17].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigaïlov[18].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Semjon Marmeladov[19].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Q128906158[20].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Andrey Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov[21].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Pulkheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikova[22].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Dmitry Prokofyich Razumíkhin[23].
  • Crime and Punishment's characters is recorded as Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladova[24].
  • Crime and Punishment's has edition or translation is recorded as Q40590443[25].
  • Crime and Punishment's has edition or translation is recorded as Q40697569[26].
  • Crime and Punishment's has edition or translation is recorded as Q48418380[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Crime and Punishment authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].

Publication

Crime and Punishment was released on 1866[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11]. Genres include philosophical fiction[5], serialized fiction[6], crime fiction[7], and psychological fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include murder[28] and anguish[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Crime and Punishment followed Notes from Underground[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Crime and Punishment include Crime et Châtiment[30].

Why It Matters

Crime and Punishment ranks in the top 0.16% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,066 views/month, #45 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

It has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[33], a film[34], directed by Woody Allen[35].

Entities named for it include Crime et Châtiment[30].

FAQs

Who did Crime and Punishment influence?

Crime and Punishment has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[33].

Related Entities

1Q84 Fyodor Dostoyevsky literary work Love and Death Notes from Underground public domain Russian Empire The Gambler The Tin Drum

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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