State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315778 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR Context triple: [August 1991 Soviet coup attempt, organizedBy, State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR]
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A.
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
The Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative, administrative, and supervisory body of state power in the USSR before it was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.
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B.
Council of People's Commissars
The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
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C.
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
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Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top policymaking and executive committee that effectively governed the Soviet state throughout most of its existence.
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E.
Soviet government
The Soviet government was the central governing authority of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), overseeing its political, economic, and military systems under a one-party communist regime.
- 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: State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR Target entity description: The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
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A.
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
The Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative, administrative, and supervisory body of state power in the USSR before it was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.
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B.
Council of People's Commissars
The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
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C.
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union was the highest executive and administrative authority of the USSR, responsible for implementing state policies and managing the government’s day-to-day operations.
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Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top policymaking and executive committee that effectively governed the Soviet state throughout most of its existence.
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E.
Soviet government
The Soviet government was the central governing authority of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), overseeing its political, economic, and military systems under a one-party communist regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup committee
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political organization ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
halt of perestroika reforms
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overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GKChP
ⓘ
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR ⓘ
surface form:
Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR
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| announcedFrom | Moscow ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 1991-08-19 ⓘ |
| broadcast | emergency decrees ⓘ |
| chairman | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| claimedReason | Gorbachev’s alleged inability to perform his duties for health reasons ⓘ |
| consequence | acceleration of the dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| declaredStateOfEmergencyIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
USSR
|
| deployed | Soviet troops in Moscow ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf | failure of 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991-08-22 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Soviet period ⓘ |
| ideology | Soviet conservatism ⓘ |
| leader | Gennady Yanayev ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterCoup | declared unconstitutional ⓘ |
| member |
Alexander Tizyakov
ⓘ
Boris Pugo ⓘ Dmitry Yazov ⓘ Oleg Baklanov ⓘ Valentin Pavlov ⓘ Vasily Starodubtsev ⓘ Vladimir Kryuchkov ⓘ |
| membersArrested | 1991-08-22 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Государственный комитет по чрезвычайному положению в СССР
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| notableFor |
attempt to reverse political and economic reforms in the USSR
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triggering mass protests in Moscow ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Boris Yeltsin supporters
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Russian SFSR leadership ⓘ |
| opposedReform |
glasnost
ⓘ
perestroika ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Boris Yeltsin
ⓘ
Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet central government apparatus ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | hardline communist ⓘ |
| result | failure of the August 1991 coup ⓘ |
| seizedControlOf | Soviet media outlets ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
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surface form:
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
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| startTime | 1991-08-18 ⓘ |
| targetedOfficeHolder | President of the USSR ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR Description of subject: The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
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organizedBy
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991
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opposed
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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this entity surface form:
State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP)
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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alsoKnownAs
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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this entity surface form:
Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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nativeName
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Государственный комитет по чрезвычайному положению в СССР
this entity surface form:
State Committee on the State of Emergency
this entity surface form:
State Committee on the State of Emergency
this entity surface form:
State Committee on the State of Emergency
this entity surface form:
Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR
this entity surface form:
State Committee on the State of Emergency
this entity surface form:
extraordinary state committee