Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
E21835
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union was the Soviet-era name for the historic Russian city now known as Saint Petersburg, a major cultural and industrial center.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union canonical | 2 |
| Leningrad | 1 |
| Leningrad, Soviet Union | 1 |
| Petrograd, Russian SFSR | 1 |
| city of Leningrad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171071 — 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.
Target entity: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Context triple: [Anton Yelchin, placeOfBirth, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union]
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A.
Russian SFSR
The Russian SFSR was the largest and most influential republic of the former Soviet Union, encompassing much of its political, economic, and cultural center.
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B.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, serving as its political, economic, and cultural center.
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C.
federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)
The federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) is a major port and naval base on the Black Sea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but administered by Russia since its 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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D.
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast is a federal subject of Russia that surrounds, but does not include, the city of Moscow and serves as a major industrial and population center in western Russia.
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E.
Kuntsevo District
Kuntsevo District is a residential and historically significant administrative area in western Moscow, Russia, known for its green spaces and former dacha settlements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Target entity description: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union was the Soviet-era name for the historic Russian city now known as Saint Petersburg, a major cultural and industrial center.
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A.
Russian SFSR
The Russian SFSR was the largest and most influential republic of the former Soviet Union, encompassing much of its political, economic, and cultural center.
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B.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, serving as its political, economic, and cultural center.
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C.
federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto)
The federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) is a major port and naval base on the Black Sea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but administered by Russia since its 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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D.
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast is a federal subject of Russia that surrounds, but does not include, the city of Moscow and serves as a major industrial and population center in western Russia.
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E.
Kuntsevo District
Kuntsevo District is a residential and historically significant administrative area in western Moscow, Russia, known for its green spaces and former dacha settlements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
former name of city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | city of republican significance in Russian SFSR ⓘ |
| approximateSiegeDurationDays | 872 ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Finland
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Leningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateRenamedFromPetrograd | 1924-01-26 ⓘ |
| dateRenamedToSaintPetersburg | 1991-09-06 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| governedBy | Leningrad City Soviet ⓘ |
| governmentType | Soviet city administration ⓘ |
| heroCityTitleDate | 1945-05-01 ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| locatedNear | Gulf of Finland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Neva River ⓘ |
| majorCulturalInstitution |
Hermitage Museum
ⓘ
Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ Russian Museum ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
electronics ⓘ machinery manufacturing ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leningrad Oblast
ⓘ
Northwest Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern economic region of Soviet Union
|
| populationPeakApprox | 5,000,000 ⓘ |
| presentDayName |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| previousName |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| recognizedAs | Hero City of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| renamedFrom |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
|
| renamedTo |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| role |
major cultural center of Soviet Union
ⓘ
major industrial center of Soviet Union ⓘ major port city of Soviet Union ⓘ |
| siegeEndDate | 1944-01-27 ⓘ |
| siegeStartDate | 1941-09-08 ⓘ |
| significance | second-largest city in Soviet Union ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1924–1991 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| transportRole |
major rail hub
ⓘ
major seaport on Baltic Sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Description of subject: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union was the Soviet-era name for the historic Russian city now known as Saint Petersburg, a major cultural and industrial center.
Referenced by (6)
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