A fact from The Wizard of the Kremlin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that The Wizard of the Kremlin depicts a fictional éminence grise of Vladimir Putin based on Vladislav Surkov, who was called one of Russia’s “most intriguing figures” by The New York Times? Source: “ But Mr. da Empoli wanted to try fiction and had a “fascination” with the way Russian power is projected. So he modeled his debut novel’s narrator on one of the country’s most intriguing figures, Vladislav Y. Surkov.” NY Times
Adequate sourcing: - There are some characterisations in the themes section that need citation. The epigraph section is unsourced and I'm not sure if it really adds something. I also can't find in the source where is mentioned "Vadim Baranov is the novel's exclusive narrator from chapter 3".
Neutral: - The unsourced characterisations in the themes look a bit like a promotional brochure.
Overall: There is the problem with the unreferenced claims in the themes section. Earwig's tool gives a 92% similarity with a wordpress site, which however mentions that it is a translation from fr.wikipedia as is this article. Many sources are behind a paywall, so assume good faith for tthem. I think that it is also worth mentioning that this is the first novel of da Empoli. C messier (talk) 11:52, 2 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
- There are some characterisations in the themes section that need citation. The epigraph section is unsourced and I'm not sure if it really adds something. I also can't find in the source where is mentioned "Vadim Baranov is the novel's exclusive narrator from chapter 3".
There is the problem with the unreferenced claims in the themes section. Earwig's tool gives a 92% similarity with a wordpress site, which however mentions that it is a translation from fr.wikipedia as is this article. Many sources are behind a paywall, so assume good faith for tthem. I think that it is also worth mentioning that this is the first novel of da Empoli. C messier (talk) 11:52, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
C messier (talk) 14:03, 3 August 2023 (UTC)