Time of the Octopus
E453965
Time of the Octopus is a political thriller novel by Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena that fictionalizes the story of an American whistleblower resembling Edward Snowden and his asylum in Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Time of the Octopus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4579262 — 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: Time of the Octopus Context triple: [Snowden (2016 film), basedOn, Time of the Octopus]
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A.
The Octopus
The Octopus is the flamboyant, sadistic arch-villain in the 2008 film "The Spirit," known for his theatrical personality and brutal methods.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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C.
The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z is a 2016 biographical adventure film about British explorer Percy Fawcett’s obsessive search for a fabled ancient civilization in the Amazon rainforest.
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D.
The Black Swan
The Black Swan is a 1942 swashbuckling Technicolor adventure film starring Tyrone Power as a reformed pirate caught in a tale of romance and high-seas intrigue.
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E.
The Wake
The Wake is the concluding story arc of Neil Gaiman’s comic series The Sandman, focusing on the aftermath of Dream’s death and the gathering of friends and foes to mourn and reflect on his legacy.
- 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: Time of the Octopus Target entity description: Time of the Octopus is a political thriller novel by Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena that fictionalizes the story of an American whistleblower resembling Edward Snowden and his asylum in Russia.
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A.
The Octopus
The Octopus is the flamboyant, sadistic arch-villain in the 2008 film "The Spirit," known for his theatrical personality and brutal methods.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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C.
The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z is a 2016 biographical adventure film about British explorer Percy Fawcett’s obsessive search for a fabled ancient civilization in the Amazon rainforest.
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D.
The Black Swan
The Black Swan is a 1942 swashbuckling Technicolor adventure film starring Tyrone Power as a reformed pirate caught in a tale of romance and high-seas intrigue.
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E.
The Wake
The Wake is the concluding story arc of Neil Gaiman’s comic series The Sandman, focusing on the aftermath of Dream’s death and the gathering of friends and foes to mourn and reflect on his legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
political thriller novel ⓘ |
| about |
United States intelligence whistleblowing
ⓘ
asylum in Russia ⓘ relations between Russia and the United States ⓘ |
| author | Anatoly Kucherena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorCitizenshipOfAuthor | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupationOfAuthor | lawyer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
legal thriller
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCounterpartOf | Edward Snowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | American whistleblower ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Russian legal perspective on asylum ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
civil liberties
ⓘ
extradition ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ international law ⓘ privacy rights ⓘ surveillance programs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edward Snowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
mass surveillance
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political asylum ⓘ state security ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFocus | legal and political consequences of whistleblowing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Time of the Octopus Description of subject: Time of the Octopus is a political thriller novel by Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena that fictionalizes the story of an American whistleblower resembling Edward Snowden and his asylum in Russia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.