Steven Pushkov
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Steven Pushkov is one of the central steelworker friends and Vietnam War soldiers whose harrowing experiences and psychological trauma are depicted in the film "The Deer Hunter."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steven Pushkov canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2008948 — 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: Steven Pushkov Context triple: [The Deer Hunter, mainCharacter, Steven Pushkov]
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A.
Alexander Rutskoy
Alexander Rutskoy is a Russian politician and former Soviet Air Force officer who served as the first and only Vice President of Russia and played a key role in the 1993 constitutional crisis opposing Boris Yeltsin.
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B.
Dean Sheremet
Dean Sheremet is an American chef, former dancer, and television personality who gained public attention through his high-profile marriage to country singer LeAnn Rimes.
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C.
Sergei Fyodorov
Sergei Fyodorov is a legendary Russian ice hockey forward renowned for his stellar NHL career, particularly with the Detroit Red Wings, and his status as one of the most complete two-way players in the sport’s history.
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D.
Alexander Polyakov
Alexander Polyakov is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his pioneering contributions to quantum field theory, string theory, and the theory of gauge fields.
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E.
Grigory Morozov
Grigory Morozov was a Soviet engineer best known as the first husband of Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.
- 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: Steven Pushkov Target entity description: Steven Pushkov is one of the central steelworker friends and Vietnam War soldiers whose harrowing experiences and psychological trauma are depicted in the film "The Deer Hunter."
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A.
Alexander Rutskoy
Alexander Rutskoy is a Russian politician and former Soviet Air Force officer who served as the first and only Vice President of Russia and played a key role in the 1993 constitutional crisis opposing Boris Yeltsin.
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B.
Dean Sheremet
Dean Sheremet is an American chef, former dancer, and television personality who gained public attention through his high-profile marriage to country singer LeAnn Rimes.
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C.
Sergei Fyodorov
Sergei Fyodorov is a legendary Russian ice hockey forward renowned for his stellar NHL career, particularly with the Detroit Red Wings, and his status as one of the most complete two-way players in the sport’s history.
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D.
Alexander Polyakov
Alexander Polyakov is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his pioneering contributions to quantum field theory, string theory, and the theory of gauge fields.
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E.
Grigory Morozov
Grigory Morozov was a Soviet engineer best known as the first husband of Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Deer Hunter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian roulette scenes in The Deer Hunter
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steel mill community in The Deer Hunter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Michael Cimino ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian American ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Deer Hunter
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surface form:
The Deer Hunter (1978 film)
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| friend |
John
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Michael Vronsky ⓘ Nick Chevotarevich ⓘ Stan ⓘ |
| genre | war drama character ⓘ |
| memberOf | group of Pennsylvania steelworkers in The Deer Hunter ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Vietnam War veteran
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central character ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
amputation of legs
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forced to play Russian roulette as a prisoner of war ⓘ long-term hospitalization in a veterans hospital ⓘ severe physical injury in Vietnam ⓘ wedding to Angela before deployment to Vietnam ⓘ |
| occupation |
soldier
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steelworker ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Clairton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Savage ⓘ |
| religion |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodox Christianity
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| spouse | Angela ⓘ |
| theme |
impact of war on working-class communities
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psychological trauma of war ⓘ |
| workLocation | Clairton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steven Pushkov Description of subject: Steven Pushkov is one of the central steelworker friends and Vietnam War soldiers whose harrowing experiences and psychological trauma are depicted in the film "The Deer Hunter."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.