The Brothers Karamazov

1879 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The Brothers Karamazov
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The Brothers Karamazov

Summary

The Brothers Karamazov is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,659 views/month, #44 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Brothers Karamazov authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Brothers Karamazov was published by The Russian Messenger[5].
  • The Brothers Karamazov is associated with the existentialism movement[6].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's genre is serialized fiction[7].
  • The Brothers Karamazov followed The Dream of a Ridiculous Man[8].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's Commons category is recorded as The Brothers Karamazov[9].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire[11].
  • The Brothers Karamazov comprises The Grand Inquisitor[12].
  • 1878 marks the founding of The Brothers Karamazov[13].
  • The Brothers Karamazov was published on January 1, 1880[14].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's translator is recorded as Constance Garnett[15].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Alyosha Karamazov[16].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Fyodor Karamazov[17].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Dmitri Karamazov[18].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Ivan Karamazov[19].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Pavel Smerdyakov[20].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Mikhail Rakitin[21].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Grushenka Svetlova[22].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Father Zosima[23].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Liza Khokhlakova[24].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Ekaterina Osipovna Khokhlakova[25].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Father Ferapont[26].
  • The Brothers Karamazov's characters is recorded as Ekaterina Ivanovna Verkhovtseva[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Brothers Karamazov authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3]. It was published by The Russian Messenger[5].

Publication

The Brothers Karamazov was released on January 1, 1880[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10]. Its genre is serialized fiction[7].

Subject and Themes

The Brothers Karamazov is associated with the existentialism movement[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Brothers Karamazov followed The Dream of a Ridiculous Man[8].

Why It Matters

The Brothers Karamazov ranks in the top 0.15% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,659 views/month, #44 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[30], a film[31], directed by Woody Allen[32].

FAQs

Who did The Brothers Karamazov influence?

The Brothers Karamazov has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d 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 Карамазовыk'}
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