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The Brothers Karamazov

1879 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The Brothers Karamazov
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Summary

The Brothers Karamazov is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,033 views/month, #44 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3]
  • Publisher: The Russian Messenger[4]
  • Movement: existentialism[5]
  • Genre: serialized fiction[6], philosophical fiction[7]
  • Follows: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man[8]
  • Commons category: The Brothers Karamazov[9]
  • Language of work or name: Russian[10]
  • Country of origin: Russian Empire[11]
  • Has part(s): The Grand Inquisitor[12]
  • Inception: 1878[13]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1880[14]
  • Translator: Constance Garnett[15]
  • Characters: Alyosha Karamazov[16], Fyodor Karamazov[17], Dmitri Karamazov[18], Ivan Karamazov[19], Pavel Smerdyakov[20], Mikhail Rakitin[21], Grushenka Svetlova[22], Father Zosima[23], Liza Khokhlakova[24], Ekaterina Osipovna Khokhlakova[25], Father Ferapont[26], Ekaterina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva[27]
  • Has edition or translation: Les Frères Karamazov[28], Q75590042[29], Q83976788[30], Q117279896[31], Q117280950[32], Q125938158[33], The Brothers Karamazov[34]
  • Dedicated to: Anna Dostoyevskaya[35]
  • Narrative location: Russia[36], Russian Empire[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Brothers Karamazov[38]
  • Work available at URL: https://eto.box/book/cc564b9204fd7e64268e120acadc33cc[39]
  • Published in: The Russian Messenger[40]
  • Title: Братья Карамазовы[41]
  • Different from: The Brothers Karamazov[42]
  • First line: Алексей Федорович Карамазов был третьим сыном помещика нашего уезда Федора Павловича Карамазова, столь известного в свое время (да и теперь еще у нас припоминаемого) по трагической и темной кончине своей, приключившейся ровно тринадцать лет назад и о которой сообщу в своем месте.[43]
  • Last line: — И вечно так, всю жизнь рука в руку! Ура Карамазову! — еще раз восторженно прокричал Коля, и еще раз все мальчики подхватили его восклицание.[44]
  • Derivative work: The Brothers Karamazov[45], The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov[46], The Karamazovs[47], Delirium[48]

Why It Matters

The Brothers Karamazov has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

It has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[51], a film[52], directed by Woody Allen[53].

FAQs

Who did The Brothers Karamazov influence?

The Brothers Karamazov has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[51].

Related Entities

1Q84 Fyodor Dostoyevsky literary work Love and Death public domain Russian Empire The Adolescent

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  46. [48] ↑ . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . 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. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 91
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bg', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el'
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  2. 7w ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url → https://eto.box/book/cc564b9204fd7e64268e120acadc33cc
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    Has edition or translation → Les Frères Karamazov, Q75590042, Q83976788 +8
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  5. 17w ago · Arbaev · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Country of origin → —
    Movement → existentialism
    Title → {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Братья Карамазовы'}
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