Memorial
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Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memorial canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4580228 — 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: Memorial Context triple: [Ales Bialiatski, sharedNobelPrizeWith, Memorial]
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A.
The Memorial
The Memorial is a novel by Christopher Isherwood that explores the emotional aftermath of World War I on an English family and their shifting relationships.
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B.
Memorialism
Memorialism is a Christian theological view of the Eucharist that understands the bread and wine purely as symbolic reminders of Christ’s sacrifice rather than as elements that become or contain his real presence.
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C.
Pool of Remembrance
The Pool of Remembrance is a reflective water feature at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring those who were killed, wounded, missing in action, or held as prisoners during the Korean War.
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D.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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E.
Stone of Remembrance
The Stone of Remembrance is a large, altar-like memorial stone designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and used in many Commonwealth war cemeteries to honor the dead of the World Wars.
- 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: Memorial Target entity description: Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties.
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A.
The Memorial
The Memorial is a novel by Christopher Isherwood that explores the emotional aftermath of World War I on an English family and their shifting relationships.
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B.
Memorialism
Memorialism is a Christian theological view of the Eucharist that understands the bread and wine purely as symbolic reminders of Christ’s sacrifice rather than as elements that become or contain his real presence.
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C.
Pool of Remembrance
The Pool of Remembrance is a reflective water feature at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring those who were killed, wounded, missing in action, or held as prisoners during the Korean War.
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D.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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E.
Stone of Remembrance
The Stone of Remembrance is a large, altar-like memorial stone designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and used in many Commonwealth war cemeteries to honor the dead of the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| awarded | Right Livelihood Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
NERFINISHED
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Right Livelihood Award 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2009 ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| continuesActivitiesAs | international network outside Russia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| designatedAs | foreign agent by Russian Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| dissolutionOrderedBy | Supreme Court of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsLegalEntityInRussia | 2021 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties advocacy
ⓘ
documentation of political repression ⓘ historical memory ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gulag system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet-era political repression ⓘ Stalinist repressions ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Andrei Sakharov
NERFINISHED
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Arseny Roginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet dissidents ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
International Memorial
NERFINISHED
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Memorial Human Rights Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| maintains |
archives on Soviet-era crimes
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databases of victims of political repression ⓘ |
| monitored | human rights situation in North Caucasus ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Last Address initiative (participation and support)
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database of Gulag prisoners ⓘ |
| opposes |
abuse of anti-extremism legislation
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political repression in Russia ⓘ |
| organizes |
educational programs on history of repression
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public commemorations of victims of political terror ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
pro-democracy
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pro–rule of law ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolutionStatedByAuthorities | violation of foreign agent law ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | foreign agent in Russia ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPeacePrizeWith |
Ales Bialiatski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Center for Civil Liberties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | state harassment and intimidation in Russia ⓘ |
| website | https://memo.ru ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Memorial Description of subject: Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties.
Referenced by (2)
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