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The Kolyma Tales

short story collection by Varlam Shalamov
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The Kolyma Tales

Summary

The Kolyma Tales is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,477 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kolyma Tales authored Varlam Shalamov[3].
  • The Kolyma Tales's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Kolyma Tales's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[5].
  • The Kolyma Tales's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • 1954 marks the founding of The Kolyma Tales[7].
  • The Kolyma Tales was released on 1973[8].
  • The Kolyma Tales was published on 1978[9].
  • The Kolyma Tales's has edition or translation is recorded as Q140804675[10].
  • The Kolyma Tales's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Колымские рассказы'}[11].
  • The Kolyma Tales's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[12].

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Authorship and Creation

The Kolyma Tales authored Varlam Shalamov[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1973[8] and 1978[9]. Languages include Russian[5] and English[6].

Why It Matters

The Kolyma Tales ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,477 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

literary work Varlam Shalamov

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Russian, English
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'ru', 'sk']
    Publication date → +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Open library id → OL619700W
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q138508365 */ Merge duplicate items Q138508365 → Q2328292 (M&A merge assistant)"
  2. 5w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Varlam Shalamov
    Language of work or name → Russian, English
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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