The Winter Queen

1998 novel by Boris Akunin
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2631397
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The Winter Queen

Summary

The Winter Queen is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Winter Queen authored Boris Akunin[3].
  • The Winter Queen's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Winter Queen was published by Zakharov Books[5].
  • The Winter Queen's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • Azazel is named after The Winter Queen[7].
  • The Winter Queen was followed by The Turkish Gambit[8].
  • The Winter Queen's part of the series is recorded as Erast Fandorin series[9].
  • The Winter Queen's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10].
  • The Winter Queen's country of origin is recorded as Russia[11].
  • The Winter Queen was published on 1998[12].
  • The Winter Queen's translator is recorded as Andrew Bromfield[13].
  • The Winter Queen's characters is recorded as Erast Fandorin[14].
  • The Winter Queen's narrative location is recorded as Moscow[15].
  • The Winter Queen's narrative location is recorded as London[16].
  • The Winter Queen's narrative location is recorded as Saint Petersburg[17].
  • The Winter Queen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Азазель'}[18].
  • The Winter Queen's different from is recorded as Azazel[19].
  • The Winter Queen's different from is recorded as Q4058094[20].
  • The Winter Queen's derivative work is recorded as Azazel[21].
  • The Winter Queen's derivative work is recorded as Fandorin. Azazel[22].
  • The Winter Queen's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Winter Queen authored Boris Akunin[3]. It was published by Zakharov Books[5].

Publication

The Winter Queen was released on 1998[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10]. Its genre is detective fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Erast Fandorin series[9].

Subject and Themes

The Winter Queen's part of the series is recorded as Erast Fandorin series[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Winter Queen was followed by The Turkish Gambit[8].

Why It Matters

The Winter Queen ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Author Boris Akunin
    Part of the series Erast Fandorin series
    Followed by The Turkish Gambit
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی ونٹر کوئین (ناول)]]"
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