IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp
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IK-3 "Polar Wolf" is a remote high-security Russian penal colony in Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets, known for its harsh conditions and for holding prominent political prisoners such as Alexei Navalny.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp canonical | 1 |
| IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450047 — 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: IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp Context triple: [Alexei Navalny, detentionFacility, IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp]
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A.
Solovki prison camp
Solovki prison camp was one of the earliest and most infamous Soviet forced-labor camps, located on the Solovetsky Islands and often seen as a prototype for the wider Gulag system.
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B.
Vorkuta camps
The Vorkuta camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced labor camps located above the Arctic Circle, known for their brutal conditions, political prisoners, and role in coal mining within the Gulag system.
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C.
Alexandrowka colony
The Alexandrowka colony is a historic 19th-century Russian-style settlement in Potsdam, Germany, built for Russian singers in Prussian service and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Vladimir Central Prison
Vladimir Central Prison is a notorious high-security penitentiary in Vladimir, Russia, historically used to hold prominent political prisoners and other high-profile inmates.
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E.
Devils Island
Devils Island is a remote, scenic island in Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands known for its dramatic sandstone sea caves and historic lighthouse.
- 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: IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp Target entity description: IK-3 "Polar Wolf" is a remote high-security Russian penal colony in Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets, known for its harsh conditions and for holding prominent political prisoners such as Alexei Navalny.
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A.
Solovki prison camp
Solovki prison camp was one of the earliest and most infamous Soviet forced-labor camps, located on the Solovetsky Islands and often seen as a prototype for the wider Gulag system.
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B.
Vorkuta camps
The Vorkuta camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced labor camps located above the Arctic Circle, known for their brutal conditions, political prisoners, and role in coal mining within the Gulag system.
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C.
Alexandrowka colony
The Alexandrowka colony is a historic 19th-century Russian-style settlement in Potsdam, Germany, built for Russian singers in Prussian service and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Vladimir Central Prison
Vladimir Central Prison is a notorious high-security penitentiary in Vladimir, Russia, historically used to hold prominent political prisoners and other high-profile inmates.
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E.
Devils Island
Devils Island is a remote, scenic island in Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands known for its dramatic sandstone sea caves and historic lighthouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
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penal colony ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| conditionsDescribedAs |
isolating
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severe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distanceFromMajorCity | remote from major population centers ⓘ |
| facilityType | correctional colony IK-3 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Russian criminal-executive legislation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barbed wire perimeter
ⓘ
guard towers ⓘ strict internal regulations ⓘ |
| inmate | Alexei Navalny ⓘ |
| inmateType |
long-term prisoners
ⓘ
prisoners convicted of serious crimes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh climatic conditions
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holding high-profile inmates ⓘ holding political prisoners ⓘ strict prison regime ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region of Russia
ⓘ
Kharp ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Tyumen Oblast
ⓘ
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ |
| namedAfter | "Polar Wolf" (Severny Volk) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | transfer of Alexei Navalny to the colony in 2023 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Russian penal colony system ⓘ |
| region | Yamalo-Nenets ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security ⓘ |
| transportAccessibility | limited ⓘ |
| usedFor | serving long prison sentences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp Description of subject: IK-3 "Polar Wolf" is a remote high-security Russian penal colony in Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets, known for its harsh conditions and for holding prominent political prisoners such as Alexei Navalny.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia