Russian State Historical Archive
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The Russian State Historical Archive is one of Russia’s largest and most important archival institutions, preserving extensive collections of documents on the political, economic, and social history of the Russian Empire and early Soviet period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russian State Historical Archive canonical | 2 |
| St. Petersburg Senate Archive | 1 |
| Российский государственный исторический архив | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1762100 — 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: Russian State Historical Archive Context triple: [State Bank of the Russian Empire, archivesAt, Russian State Historical Archive]
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A.
Russian State Military Archive
The Russian State Military Archive is a major archival institution in Russia that preserves and provides access to historical military documents and records, particularly from the Soviet and Russian armed forces.
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B.
Federal Archival Agency of Russia
The Federal Archival Agency of Russia is the Russian government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s state archival system and preserving its documentary heritage.
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C.
Polish state archives
The Polish state archives are the national archival system of Poland responsible for preserving and providing access to the country’s historical and governmental documents.
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D.
National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg
The National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg is one of the country’s oldest and largest research libraries, renowned for its vast historical collections and rare manuscripts.
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E.
National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research
The National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research is a Pakistani research institution dedicated to the study, documentation, and promotion of the country’s history, culture, and heritage.
- 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: Russian State Historical Archive Target entity description: The Russian State Historical Archive is one of Russia’s largest and most important archival institutions, preserving extensive collections of documents on the political, economic, and social history of the Russian Empire and early Soviet period.
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A.
Russian State Military Archive
The Russian State Military Archive is a major archival institution in Russia that preserves and provides access to historical military documents and records, particularly from the Soviet and Russian armed forces.
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B.
Federal Archival Agency of Russia
The Federal Archival Agency of Russia is the Russian government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s state archival system and preserving its documentary heritage.
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C.
Polish state archives
The Polish state archives are the national archival system of Poland responsible for preserving and providing access to the country’s historical and governmental documents.
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D.
National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg
The National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg is one of the country’s oldest and largest research libraries, renowned for its vast historical collections and rare manuscripts.
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E.
National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research
The National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research is a Pakistani research institution dedicated to the study, documentation, and promotion of the country’s history, culture, and heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archive
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cultural institution ⓘ |
| archivesMaterial |
census materials
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church records ⓘ documents on the early Soviet period ⓘ documents on the history of the Russian Empire ⓘ government records ⓘ maps ⓘ nobility records ⓘ personal papers ⓘ plans ⓘ records of imperial institutions ⓘ records of ministries of the Russian Empire ⓘ records of the Governing Senate ⓘ Acts of Synod ⓘ
surface form:
records of the Holy Synod
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| buildingUse |
archival storage
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reading rooms for researchers ⓘ |
| city |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| collectionSize |
over 10,000 archival fonds
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over 6 million files ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| formerLocation | Senate and Synod building, Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://fgurgia.ru ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Zanevsky Prospekt 36, Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| inception | 1720 ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterial |
Church Slavonic
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Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwestern Federal District
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Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| mainPeriodCovered |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ early Soviet state ⓘ pre-revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Russian State Historical Archive
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surface form:
Российский государственный исторический архив
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| nativeNameLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| operator | Federal Archival Agency of Russia ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Russia
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surface form:
Russian Federation
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| predecessor |
Archive of the Holy Synod
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Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Russian State Historical Archive self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
St. Petersburg Senate Archive
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| researchField |
economic history of the Russian Empire
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genealogy of the Russian nobility ⓘ political history of the Russian Empire ⓘ social history of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| shortName | RGIA ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest archives of Russian history
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principal repository for central institutions of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Archival Agency of Russia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Russian State Historical Archive Description of subject: The Russian State Historical Archive is one of Russia’s largest and most important archival institutions, preserving extensive collections of documents on the political, economic, and social history of the Russian Empire and early Soviet period.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Russian State Historical Archive
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Russian State Historical Archive
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this entity surface form:
St. Petersburg Senate Archive
Russian State Historical Archive
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Russian State Historical Archive
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this entity surface form:
Российский государственный исторический архив