Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka)
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The Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) was a prominent Soviet-era statue of secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky that stood in Moscow’s Lubyanka Square as a symbol of state security and political repression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2094551 — 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: Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) Context triple: [Yevgeny Vuchetich, notableWork, Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka)]
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A.
Lubyanka Building
The Lubyanka Building is a historic Moscow structure infamous as the main Soviet-era security service complex, associated with political repression and state surveillance.
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B.
Lenin Mausoleum
Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
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C.
Novodevichy Convent
Novodevichy Convent is a historic fortified monastery complex in Moscow, Russia, renowned for its well-preserved 16th–17th century architecture and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Monument to the Third International
The Monument to the Third International was Vladimir Tatlin’s visionary, never-built spiraling tower that became an iconic symbol of Russian Constructivist architecture and revolutionary utopian ambition.
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E.
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
Lubyanka Square, Moscow is a central Moscow square historically known as the site of Russia’s main security service headquarters and the former KGB prison.
- 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: Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) Target entity description: The Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) was a prominent Soviet-era statue of secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky that stood in Moscow’s Lubyanka Square as a symbol of state security and political repression.
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A.
Lubyanka Building
The Lubyanka Building is a historic Moscow structure infamous as the main Soviet-era security service complex, associated with political repression and state surveillance.
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B.
Lenin Mausoleum
Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
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C.
Novodevichy Convent
Novodevichy Convent is a historic fortified monastery complex in Moscow, Russia, renowned for its well-preserved 16th–17th century architecture and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Monument to the Third International
The Monument to the Third International was Vladimir Tatlin’s visionary, never-built spiraling tower that became an iconic symbol of Russian Constructivist architecture and revolutionary utopian ambition.
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E.
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
Lubyanka Square, Moscow is a central Moscow square historically known as the site of Russia’s main security service headquarters and the former KGB prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Lubyanka Building
ⓘ
KGB ⓘ
surface form:
headquarters of the KGB
|
| causeOfRemoval |
collapse of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
public protests ⓘ |
| city | Moscow ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 55.760°N 37.626°E (former Lubyanka Square site) ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creator | Yevgeny Vuchetich ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Fallen Monument Park
ⓘ
Muzeon Park of Arts ⓘ |
| depicts | Felix Dzerzhinsky ⓘ |
| genre | socialist realism ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | debates about restoration in post-Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
historically significant
ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ site of public demonstrations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 11 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | controversial monument ⓘ |
| imageSubjectOf | photographs of Lubyanka Square ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Moscow
ⓘ
Tverskoy District, Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Tverskoy District
|
| location |
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
ⓘ
surface form:
Lubyanka Square
Moscow ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Felix Dzerzhinsky ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Felix Dzerzhinsky ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet monumental propaganda ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Soviet state security ⓘ |
| removedBy |
Government of Moscow
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow city authorities
|
| removedDuring | 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt aftermath ⓘ |
| removedOn | 22 August 1991 ⓘ |
| sculptor | Yevgeny Vuchetich ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
founder of Soviet secret police
ⓘ
founder of the Cheka ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Soviet secret police
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1958 ⓘ |
| usedFor | state ceremonies (Soviet era) ⓘ |
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Subject: Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) Description of subject: The Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka) was a prominent Soviet-era statue of secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky that stood in Moscow’s Lubyanka Square as a symbol of state security and political repression.
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