Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)
E230442
Grigori Otrepyev, known as False Dmitri, is the ambitious pretender to the Russian throne who claims to be the murdered tsarevich in Alexander Pushkin’s historical drama "Boris Godunov."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| False Dmitri | 1 |
| Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri) canonical | 1 |
| Лжедмитрий I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2004555 — 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: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri) Context triple: [Boris Godunov, character, Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)]
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A.
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
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B.
Pyotr
Pyotr is the Russian given name of Peter Kropotkin, the influential 19th-century anarchist philosopher, geographer, and revolutionary.
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C.
Nikolai Ipatiev
Nikolai Ipatiev was a Russian engineer and owner of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, historically known as the site of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.
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D.
Fyodorovich
Fyodorovich is the patronymic indicating descent from a father named Fyodor, notably used in the full name of Mikhail I of Russia.
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E.
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
- 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: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri) Target entity description: Grigori Otrepyev, known as False Dmitri, is the ambitious pretender to the Russian throne who claims to be the murdered tsarevich in Alexander Pushkin’s historical drama "Boris Godunov."
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A.
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
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B.
Pyotr
Pyotr is the Russian given name of Peter Kropotkin, the influential 19th-century anarchist philosopher, geographer, and revolutionary.
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C.
Nikolai Ipatiev
Nikolai Ipatiev was a Russian engineer and owner of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, historically known as the site of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.
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D.
Fyodorovich
Fyodorovich is the patronymic indicating descent from a father named Fyodor, notably used in the full name of Mikhail I of Russia.
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E.
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
False Dmitry
ⓘ
dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ pretender to the throne ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)
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surface form:
False Dmitri
Grigory Otrepiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Grishka Otrepyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| basedOn | False Dmitry I ⓘ |
| centralConflictWith | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| characterIn | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| claimsIdentityAs | Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich ⓘ |
| claimsToBe |
Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas
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surface form:
the murdered tsarevich
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| createdBy | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play "Boris Godunov" ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | Russian historical drama ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| name | Grigori Otrepyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Russia ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | monk ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
main antagonist
ⓘ
pretender to the Russian throne ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 16th century – early 17th century Russia ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
legitimacy of power
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political intrigue ⓘ usurpation ⓘ |
| workType | historical drama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri) Description of subject: Grigori Otrepyev, known as False Dmitri, is the ambitious pretender to the Russian throne who claims to be the murdered tsarevich in Alexander Pushkin’s historical drama "Boris Godunov."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boris Godunov
subject surface form:
Grigori Otrepyev
this entity surface form:
False Dmitri
this entity surface form:
Лжедмитрий I