The Tale of Tsar Saltan
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan canonical | 2 |
| "Skazka o tsare Saltane" (Russian title) | 1 |
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan (libretto) | 1 |
| Tsar Saltan | 1 |
| opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" | 1 |
| Сказка о царе Салтане | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1023638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Context triple: [Alexander Pushkin, notableWork, The Tale of Tsar Saltan]
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A.
Ruslan and Ludmila
"Ruslan and Ludmila" is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that blends Russian folklore, romance, and fantasy in a playful, fairy-tale style.
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B.
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
"The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" is a classic Russian fairy-tale poem by Alexander Pushkin about a magical fish that grants wishes and the destructive greed of the fisherman's wife.
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C.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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D.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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E.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Target entity description: The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
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A.
Ruslan and Ludmila
"Ruslan and Ludmila" is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that blends Russian folklore, romance, and fantasy in a playful, fairy-tale style.
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B.
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
"The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" is a classic Russian fairy-tale poem by Alexander Pushkin about a magical fish that grants wishes and the destructive greed of the fisherman's wife.
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C.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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D.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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E.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale in verse
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literary work ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| adaptationComposer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ |
| adaptationType | opera ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"
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| author | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russian folk tale ⓘ |
| character |
envying sisters-in-law
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old matchmaker Babarikha ⓘ three sisters ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
calumniated wife
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magical helper ⓘ miraculous child ⓘ talking animals ⓘ transforming swan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Russian folklore ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
children
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general readership ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
story of Prince Gvidon
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story of a magical island kingdom ⓘ story of a wronged tsarina ⓘ |
| influenced |
Russian children’s literature
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Russian opera ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Prince Gvidon
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Swan Princess ⓘ The Tale of Tsar Saltan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Saltan
Tsarina ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Skazka o tsare Saltane" (Russian title)
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| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Pushkin’s fairy-tale poems ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhymed verse ⓘ |
| setting | imaginary island kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
family separation and reunion
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fate and providence ⓘ injustice and vindication ⓘ magic and transformation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleInRussian |
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Сказка о царе Салтане
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Input
Subject: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Description of subject: The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tsar Saltan
this entity surface form:
opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"
this entity surface form:
"Skazka o tsare Saltane" (Russian title)
this entity surface form:
Сказка о царе Салтане
this entity surface form:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (libretto)