Sophia Tolstaya
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Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophia Tolstaya canonical | 28 |
| Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya | 2 |
| Sofya Tolstaya | 2 |
| Diaries of Sophia Tolstoy | 1 |
| Sofia Tolstaya | 1 |
| Sofya Lvovna Tolstaya | 1 |
| Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya | 1 |
| Софья Андреевна Толстая | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152709 — 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: Sophia Tolstaya Context triple: [Leo Tolstoy, spouse, Sophia Tolstaya]
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A.
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Nadezhda Alliluyeva was the second wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, known for her tragic death by suicide in 1932 and her role within the early Soviet political elite.
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B.
Anastasia Shubskaya
Anastasia Shubskaya is a Russian model and film producer best known as the wife of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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C.
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Grand Duchess known for her poise and wartime nursing work before being executed with her family during the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Tatyana Ovechkina
Tatyana Ovechkina is a former Soviet Olympic champion basketball player and the mother of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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E.
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Russian grand duchess remembered for her tragic fate with the last imperial family during the Russian Revolution.
- 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: Sophia Tolstaya Target entity description: Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
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A.
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Nadezhda Alliluyeva was the second wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, known for her tragic death by suicide in 1932 and her role within the early Soviet political elite.
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B.
Anastasia Shubskaya
Anastasia Shubskaya is a Russian model and film producer best known as the wife of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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C.
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Grand Duchess known for her poise and wartime nursing work before being executed with her family during the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Tatyana Ovechkina
Tatyana Ovechkina is a former Soviet Olympic champion basketball player and the mother of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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E.
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, a Russian grand duchess remembered for her tragic fate with the last imperial family during the Russian Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian noblewoman
ⓘ
diarist ⓘ editor ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| birthName | Sofya Andreyevna Behrs ⓘ |
| copiedByHand |
manuscripts of Anna Karenina
ⓘ
manuscripts of War and Peace ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| editorOf |
manuscripts of Anna Karenina
ⓘ
manuscripts of War and Peace ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Behrs
ⓘ
Tolstaya ⓘ |
| givenName | Sofya ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya
ⓘ
Andrei Lvovich Tolstoy ⓘ Ilya Tolstoy ⓘ
surface form:
Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy
Ivan Lvovich Tolstoy ⓘ Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
surface form:
Lev Lvovich Tolstoy
Maria Lvovna Tolstaya ⓘ Mikhail Lvovich Tolstoy ⓘ Sergei Tolstoy ⓘ
surface form:
Sergei Lvovich Tolstoy
Tatiana Lvovna Tolstaya ⓘ |
| hasPartInCollection | The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy (English selections) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian language ⓘ |
| movement | Russian literature ⓘ |
| name |
Sophia Tolstaya
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Leo Tolstoy
ⓘ
documenting the complexities of her marriage in her diaries ⓘ editing and copying Leo Tolstoy's manuscripts ⓘ keeping extensive diaries about her life with Leo Tolstoy ⓘ managing the Tolstoy family household and estate ⓘ providing a primary historical source on Leo Tolstoy's domestic life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sophia Tolstaya
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Diaries of Sophia Tolstoy
|
| occupation |
diarist
ⓘ
editor ⓘ memoirist ⓘ photographer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Khamovniki Cemetery ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Moscow
ⓘ
Yasnaya Polyana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sophia Tolstaya Description of subject: Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Diaries of Sophia Tolstoy
this entity surface form:
Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Sofya Tolstaya
subject surface form:
Sofya Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Софья Андреевна Толстая
subject surface form:
Sofya Tolstaya
subject surface form:
Sofya Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Sofia Tolstaya
subject surface form:
Sophia Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya
this entity surface form:
Sofya Lvovna Tolstaya
subject surface form:
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
this entity surface form:
Sofya Tolstaya