Talk:The Queen of Spades (story)

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General 1. Are ALL of the sources used in the article reliable? Identify any unreliable sources and explain why you consider them unreliable. Yes, however, there is only a bare minimum of sources (only two). Additionally, there are parts of the article that have no sources, particularly the “Inspiration” section, so we have no way of finding or evaluating a source for this section.

2. Is the topic sufficiently covered? What specific gaps do you find in the coverage? The coverage only covers some basic background info on the work, its history, and affiliated works, in addition to an accurate plot summary and a section on the work’s inspiration (this section, however, has no sources).

3. Is the topic objectively (fairly) covered according to the Wikipedia standards? Be specific in identifying passages where, in your view, objectivity is not sustained. The background information and plot summary are presented in an objective light. However, the inspiration section contains one sentence that appears to be an individual’s interpretation: “Pushkin would also have depicted his own feelings for countess Dolly de Ficquelmont through Hermann's love for Lise.” A good article should not contain something worded so uncertainly.

4. Is the article well organized/structured? The existing sections are important to have: background info, plot summary, and inspiration (though the Inspiration section is lacking and should be improved significantly). It would also help to have a character description section (particularly because one user has requested character info on the article’s Talk page). It might also help, because of the plethora of adaptations or affiliated works, to add a separate section for “Affiliated Works and Adaptations” instead of including all of this in the introduction/background section.

5. Did you find any grammatical or stylistic problems? No.

6. Are the accompanying images, if any, relevant to the article’s content? The only accompanying image is a photograph of graffiti taken in 2008 that depicts a scene inspired by the story. However, it does not depict any scene directly from the story. If such a depiction could be found, that might be a better image to include. It might also help to include a picture of a queen of spades simply so the reader has a reference point for the events in the story. In addition to images, there are are four external links: one links to the original Russian text, one links to an English translation, one to a Russian film adaptation on YouTube, and one to the operatic adaptation on YouTube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jfmour (talk • contribs) 21:56, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

1. Reliable Sources: The one source cited in the article, a biography of Pushkin, seems to be fairly reliable. 2. Topic Sufficiently Covered: The topic does not appear to be sufficiently covered. Although the “plot” section is fairly encompassing of the story, the page lacks both a “themes” or “symbols” section and a “reception” section. These two sections are common in the examples of the “Featured Articles”. 3. Objectively Covered The “Inspiration” section of the article does not appear to be objectively covered, as it states as fact an interpretation of the story without any kind of citation to offer. 4. Structure Currently the structure for the article feels bare-bones: there is not that much there. Although the Plot section seems well put together, the only other section “Inspiration” has some major issues. Additionally, to improve this article it seems necessary to add more sections. 5. Grammar/Style The “Plot” section appears well-written. However, the “Inspiration” section again has issues as it fails to appear objective. 6. Accompanying Images The accompanying image, of graffiti in Kharkov depicting a queen of spades, appears as though it has some place in the article. However, I think that a picture of the book’s title could be brought in to serve as the dominant image in the header section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishbein daniel (talk • contribs) 19:37, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Bibliography:

1. Gregg, Richard. "Germann the Confessor and the Stony, Seated Countess: The Moral Subtext of Pushkin's 'The Queen of Spades.'" The Slavonic and East European Review 78.4 (2000). 612-624. Web. 7 February 2016.

2. Cornwell, Neil. Pushkin's 'The Queen of Spades.' Bristol, UK: Bristol Classical Press, 1993. Print.

3. Solodkaia, Daria. "The Mystery of Germann's Failure in The Queen of Spades: Cracking Pushkin's Personal Code." Pushkin Review 11 (2008): 61-79. Web. 7 February 2016.

4. Rosenshield, Gary. Pushkin and the Genres of Madness: The Masterpieces of 1833. Madison, WI: U of Wisconsin, 2003. Print.

5. Clayton, J. Douglas. "'The Queen Of Spades': A Seriously Intended Joke." Pushkin Review 12.(2009): 1-15. American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies. Web. 7 Feb. 2016.

6. Bocharov, S. G., and Ann Feltham. “The Queen of Spades”. New Literary History 9.2 (1978): 315–332. Web.

7. Rosen, Nathan. "The Germann-Chekalinskii Duel in 'The Queen of Spades'." Pushkin Review 8-9 (2005-06): 135-39.

8. CORNWELL, NEIL. “"you've Heard of the Count Saint-germain ..." —in Pushkin's 'the Queen of Spades' and Far Beyond”. New Zealand Slavonic Journal (2002): 49–66. Web...

9. Davydov, Sergei. “The Ace in "the Queen of Spades"”. Slavic Review58.2 (1999): 309–328. Web...

10. D. P. K., Lauren G. Leighton, and Sergei Davydov. “Letters”. Slavic Review 59.1 (2000): 264–265. Web... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.170.211.18 (talk) 06:55, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

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Characters

I have been working on {{The Queen of Spades}} and need to see some more explanation about the characters. Are they inspired by the likes of Count of St. Germain and Princesse Moustache.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:01, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Vgoddess

ace was always mean because he always was picked on and in the 20th century he finally talked to this girl that he met in a group and he still thought she was shit. But turns out she fell in love with the Beast 2601:406:5001:7D40:1DB1:C6F3:94AA:4C30 (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

About the sums of three cards in Pushkin's "Queen of Spades"

It is interesting to note that in Pushkin's "Queen of Spades" the sum of the three magic cards: "three", "seven", "ace" (using the values assigned to them in the “Twenty-One”, "66" and "501" card games) gives 21 (which is a term called "point" in a “21 Points”, aka “Twenty-One” card game), and the sum "three", "seven", "queen" gives in total the mystically fatal number is 13. M. O. Gershenzon did not note these facts in his research...Alexander R. Povolotsky (talk) 15:56, 11 August 2024 (UTC)