Viy

Summary

Viy is a literary work^[1]. Viy ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viy authored Nikolai Gogol^[3].
• Viy's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Viy's genre is fiction^[5].
• Viy's Commons category is recorded as Viy (Gogol)^[6].
• Viy's language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[7].
• 1833 marks the founding of Viy^[8].
• Viy was released on 1835^[9].
• Viy's characters is recorded as Viy^[10].
• Viy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viy (Gogol)^[11].
• Viy's published in is recorded as Mirgorod^[12].
• Viy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Вий'}^[13].
• Viy's different from is recorded as Viy^[14].
• Viy's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Как только ударял в Киеве поутру довольно звонкий семинарский колокол, висевший у ворот Братского монастыря, то уже со всего города спешили толпами школьники и бурсаки.'}^[15].
• Viy's derivative work is recorded as Evil Spirit; Viy^[16].
• Viy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[17].
• Viy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[18].
• Viy's form of creative work is recorded as short novel^[19].
• Viy's form of creative work is recorded as novella^[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Viy authored Nikolai Gogol^[3].

Publication

Viy was published on 1835^[9]. Viy's language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[7]. Viy's genre is fiction^[5].

Why It Matters

Viy ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).^[2] Viy has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Viy is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]