Nikolai Rostov
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Nikolai Rostov is a young, impulsive Russian nobleman and cavalry officer whose idealism, patriotism, and personal growth form a central thread in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Rostov canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4514796 — 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: Nikolai Rostov Context triple: [Volume I, introducesCharacter, Nikolai Rostov]
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A.
Count Ilya Rostov
Count Ilya Rostov is a warm-hearted, generous, and somewhat imprudent Russian nobleman and patriarch of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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B.
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
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C.
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Vasily Ulrikh
Vasily Ulrikh was a Soviet judge and key figure in Stalin’s Great Purge, notorious for presiding over major show trials and issuing numerous death sentences.
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E.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
- 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: Nikolai Rostov Target entity description: Nikolai Rostov is a young, impulsive Russian nobleman and cavalry officer whose idealism, patriotism, and personal growth form a central thread in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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A.
Count Ilya Rostov
Count Ilya Rostov is a warm-hearted, generous, and somewhat imprudent Russian nobleman and patriarch of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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B.
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
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C.
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
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D.
Vasily Ulrikh
Vasily Ulrikh was a Soviet judge and key figure in Stalin’s Great Purge, notorious for presiding over major show trials and issuing numerous death sentences.
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E.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nobleman
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cavalry officer ⓘ character in War and Peace ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Imperial Russian Army
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | War and Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Count Ilya Rostov
NERFINISHED
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Countess Natalya Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Rostov family storyline ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | matures from impulsive youth to responsible adult ⓘ |
| creator | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Rostov family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Count Ilya Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1869 ⓘ |
| fullName | Nikolai Ilyich Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Nikolai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Sonya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Countess Natalya Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
major character
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viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| occupation |
army officer
ⓘ
cavalry officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronymic | Ilyich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Princess Marya Bolkonskaya
NERFINISHED
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Sonya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| sibling |
Natasha Rostova
NERFINISHED
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Petya Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Princess Marya Bolkonskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family duty
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patriotism ⓘ personal growth ⓘ war and peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trait |
idealistic
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impulsive ⓘ patriotic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nikolai Rostov Description of subject: Nikolai Rostov is a young, impulsive Russian nobleman and cavalry officer whose idealism, patriotism, and personal growth form a central thread in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Volume III (War and Peace)