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The Fair at Sorochyntsi

short story by Nikolai Gogol
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The Fair at Sorochyntsi
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Summary

The Fair at Sorochyntsi is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (701 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Nikolai Gogol[3]
  • Named after: Sorochyntsy Fair[4]
  • Followed by: St. John's Eve[5]
  • Commons category: The Fair at Sorochyntsi (short story)[6]
  • Language of work or name: Russian[7]
  • Inception: 1831[8]
  • Publication date: 1831[9]
  • Published in: Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka[10]
  • Title: Сорочинская ярмарка[11]
  • Different from: The Fair at Sorochyntsi[12]
  • Copyright status: public domain[13]
  • Form of creative work: short story[14], novella[15]

Why It Matters

The Fair at Sorochyntsi has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

literary work Nikolai Gogol public domain

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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. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1831-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → short story, novella
    Inception → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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