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My Past and Thoughts

autobiographical work by Alexander Ivanovich Herzen
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My Past and Thoughts

Summary

My Past and Thoughts is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Past and Thoughts authored Alexander Herzen[3].
  • My Past and Thoughts's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • My Past and Thoughts's genre is autobiography[5].
  • My Past and Thoughts's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[6].
  • My Past and Thoughts's country of origin is recorded as Russia[7].
  • 1856 marks the founding of My Past and Thoughts[8].
  • My Past and Thoughts was published on 1868[9].
  • My Past and Thoughts was released on 1861[10].
  • My Past and Thoughts was released on 1867[11].
  • My Past and Thoughts's narrative location is recorded as Russia[12].
  • My Past and Thoughts's topic's main category is recorded as Q64453693[13].
  • My Past and Thoughts's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Былое и думы'}[14].
  • My Past and Thoughts's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • My Past and Thoughts's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Past and Thoughts authored Alexander Herzen[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1868[9], 1861[10], and 1867[11]. My Past and Thoughts's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[6]. Its genre is autobiography[5].

Why It Matters

My Past and Thoughts ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Alexander Herzen literary work public domain Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Narrative location → Russia
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