Vice President of the Soviet Union
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The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vice President of the Soviet Union canonical | 2 |
| Вице-президент СССР | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2757089 — 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: Vice President of the Soviet Union Context triple: [Gennady Yanayev, positionHeld, Vice President of the Soviet Union]
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A.
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
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B.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the formal head of state of the Soviet Union, holding largely ceremonial authority while real power resided in the Communist Party leadership.
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C.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia is a senior government official who assists the Prime Minister in overseeing federal executive functions and coordinating key areas of national policy and administration.
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D.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
The Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR was the highest legislative official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, effectively serving as its head of state in the late Soviet period.
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E.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR was the highest executive official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, responsible for leading its government within the Soviet Union.
- 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: Vice President of the Soviet Union Target entity description: The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.
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A.
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
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B.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the formal head of state of the Soviet Union, holding largely ceremonial authority while real power resided in the Communist Party leadership.
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C.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia is a senior government official who assists the Prime Minister in overseeing federal executive functions and coordinating key areas of national policy and administration.
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D.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
The Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR was the highest legislative official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, effectively serving as its head of state in the late Soviet period.
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E.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR was the highest executive official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, responsible for leading its government within the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
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vice presidential office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Soviet Union
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surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| appointedBy |
Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
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| constitutionalRole |
assumed presidential duties in case of incapacity of the President
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deputy to the President of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991-12-25 ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | perestroika period ⓘ |
| establishedUnderLeader | Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| followedBy | no direct successor office after dissolution of the USSR ⓘ |
| governmentalRank | one of the highest state offices in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kremlin ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | deputy to the President of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Russian ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, amended 1990)
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| legislatedBy |
Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Russian SFSR
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surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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| methodOfSelection | election by the Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableEventInvolvingOffice |
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
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surface form:
1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt
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| numberOfOfficeHolders | 1 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | constitutional amendments of 1990 in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentOrState | deputy to the President of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| officeHolderDuring1991 | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| officeStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| officeType | national vice presidency ⓘ |
| officialNameInRussian |
Vice President of the Soviet Union
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Вице-президент СССР
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| onlyHolder | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| partOf |
Presidency of the USSR
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surface form:
Presidency of the Soviet Union
executive branch of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | government of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| replaces | First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| scopeOfJurisdiction | entire territory of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| seat | Moscow ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived high-ranking state office in the final years of the USSR ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-03-15 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | President of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Soviet period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vice President of the Soviet Union Description of subject: The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Vice President of the Soviet Union
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officialNameInRussian
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Vice President of the Soviet Union
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Вице-президент СССР