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Uncommon card · Arts
Varlam Shalamov, an Uncommon card
Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov, baptized as Varlaam, was a Russian writer, journalist, poet, and Gulag survivor.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Varlam Shalamov quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Varlam Shalamov card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1946, near death, he became a medical assistant while still a ______.
Answer
prisoner. In 1946, near death, he became a medical assistant while still a prisoner. From the Varlam Shalamov article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He remained in that role for the duration of his sentence, then for another two years after being released, until ____.
Answer
1950s. He remained in that role for the duration of his sentence, then for another two years after being released, until 1953. From the Varlam Shalamov article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He spent much of the period from 1937 to 1951 imprisoned in forced-labor camps in the Arctic region of Kolyma, due in part to his support of Leon Trotsky and praise of writer Ivan Bunin.
- In 1946, near death, he became a medical assistant while still a prisoner.
- He remained in that role for the duration of his sentence, then for another two years after being released, until 1953.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Varlam Shalamov article was read about 39,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Varlam Shalamov
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Varlam Shalamov (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NKVD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
