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The Wizard of the Emerald City

1939 novel by Alexander Volkov
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The Wizard of the Emerald City

Summary

The Wizard of the Emerald City is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wizard of the Emerald City authored Alexander Volkov[3].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's illustrator is recorded as Leonid Vladimirski[5].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's illustrator is recorded as Oleksandr Koval[6].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City was published by Detskaya Literatura[7].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's genre is fairy tale[8].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's genre is children's fiction[9].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's genre is adventure fiction[10].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's genre is fantasy[11].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's based on is recorded as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[12].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City was followed by Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers[13].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's part of the series is recorded as Emerald City[14].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[15].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[16].
  • +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Wizard of the Emerald City[17].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City was released on +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Ellie Smith[19].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Toto[20].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Strasheela[21].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as The Tin Man[22].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as The Cowardly Lion[23].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Bastinda[24].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Gingema[25].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as James Goodwin[26].
  • The Wizard of the Emerald City's characters is recorded as Villina[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wizard of the Emerald City authored Alexander Volkov[3]. It was published by Detskaya Literatura[7].

Publication

The Wizard of the Emerald City was published on +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[15]. Genres include fairy tale[8], children's fiction[9], adventure fiction[10], and fantasy[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Emerald City[14].

Subject and Themes

The Wizard of the Emerald City's part of the series is recorded as Emerald City[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wizard of the Emerald City was followed by Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers[13].

Why It Matters

The Wizard of the Emerald City ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

literary work The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 8w ago · Marcus Cyron · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Characters → Ellie Smith, Toto, Strasheela +9
    Publication date → —
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    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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