Great Russian Encyclopedia
E408440
The Great Russian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work that succeeded the Soviet-era Great Soviet Encyclopedia as the country’s principal national encyclopedia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Russian Encyclopedia canonical | 1 |
| Great Russian Encyclopedia Scientific Publishing House | 1 |
| Great Russian Encyclopedia online version | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4044977 — 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: Great Russian Encyclopedia Context triple: [Great Soviet Encyclopedia, replacedBy, Great Russian Encyclopedia]
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A.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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B.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
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C.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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D.
Fundamental Library of Moscow State University
The Fundamental Library of Moscow State University is the university’s main academic library and one of Russia’s largest research and educational library centers, supporting scholarship across a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
- 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: Great Russian Encyclopedia Target entity description: The Great Russian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work that succeeded the Soviet-era Great Soviet Encyclopedia as the country’s principal national encyclopedia.
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A.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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B.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
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C.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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D.
Fundamental Library of Moscow State University
The Fundamental Library of Moscow State University is the university’s main academic library and one of Russia’s largest research and educational library centers, supporting scholarship across a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedia
ⓘ
national encyclopedia ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| editorInChief | Yury Osipov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | multi-volume set ⓘ |
| genre | reference work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Russian Encyclopedia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Russian Encyclopedia online version
|
| intendedAudience | Russian-speaking readers ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| languageScript | Cyrillic ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| mediaType |
online encyclopedia
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the principal national encyclopedia of Russia ⓘ |
| predecessor |
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
|
| publisher |
Bolshaya Rossiyskaya Entsiklopediya Publishing House
ⓘ
Great Russian Encyclopedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Great Russian Encyclopedia Scientific Publishing House
|
| scope | universal ⓘ |
| subject | general reference ⓘ |
| successorOf |
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
|
| topic |
biography
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culture ⓘ geography ⓘ history ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| type | tertiary source ⓘ |
| use |
academic reference
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educational reference ⓘ general knowledge reference ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Russian Encyclopedia Description of subject: The Great Russian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive modern Russian-language reference work that succeeded the Soviet-era Great Soviet Encyclopedia as the country’s principal national encyclopedia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
this entity surface form:
Great Russian Encyclopedia Scientific Publishing House
this entity surface form:
Great Russian Encyclopedia online version