Tuva or Bust!
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Tuva or Bust! is a nonfiction book by Ralph Leighton that chronicles his and physicist Richard Feynman’s humorous, ultimately thwarted quest to travel to the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tuva or Bust! canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1607642 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tuva or Bust! Context triple: [Ralph Leighton, notableWork, Tuva or Bust!]
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Broken Trail
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The Last Frontier
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The Last Frontier
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The Nomad
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- 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: Tuva or Bust! Target entity description: Tuva or Bust! is a nonfiction book by Ralph Leighton that chronicles his and physicist Richard Feynman’s humorous, ultimately thwarted quest to travel to the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
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A.
Broken Trail
Broken Trail is a 2006 Western miniseries that follows an aging cowboy and his estranged nephew as they escort a herd of horses and rescue a group of Chinese women in the American West.
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B.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
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C.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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D.
The Nomad
"The Nomad" is a music release by Australian actor and occasional musician Guy Pearce, showcasing his work as a recording artist beyond his film career.
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E.
End of the Trail
End of the Trail is a famous early 20th-century bronze sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior slumped on his exhausted horse, symbolizing the suffering and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Richard Feynman’s personality
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bureaucratic obstacles to travel in the Soviet era ⓘ cultural and geographic remoteness of Tuva ⓘ curiosity-driven exploration ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Leighton ⓘ |
| chronicles | ultimately unsuccessful quest to reach Tuva ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | efforts to visit the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ralph Leighton
ⓘ
Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical book
ⓘ
popular science-related nonfiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Richard Feynman
ⓘ
Tuva Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Tuva
|
| narrativeFocus |
attempted journey to Tuva
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friendship between Ralph Leighton and Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| nonfictionType | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Richard Feynman bibliography
ⓘ
Soviet travel restrictions ⓘ history of Tuva ⓘ |
| setting |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| title | Tuva or Bust! self-link ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
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Subject: Tuva or Bust! Description of subject: Tuva or Bust! is a nonfiction book by Ralph Leighton that chronicles his and physicist Richard Feynman’s humorous, ultimately thwarted quest to travel to the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
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