Road of Bones
E522057
Road of Bones is the grim nickname for Russia’s remote Kolyma Highway, infamous for the countless Gulag prisoners who died building it under brutal Soviet-era conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Road of Bones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5482315 — 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: Road of Bones Context triple: [Kolyma Highway, alsoKnownAs, Road of Bones]
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A.
Desolation Road
Desolation Road is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that follows the intertwined lives of settlers in a strange, isolated town on a terraformed Mars.
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B.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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C.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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D.
Devil’s Road
Devil’s Road is an album by the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts, noted for its atmospheric sound and literate songwriting.
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E.
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a 1985 song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, known for its upbeat sound paired with lyrics about uncertainty and the future.
- 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: Road of Bones Target entity description: Road of Bones is the grim nickname for Russia’s remote Kolyma Highway, infamous for the countless Gulag prisoners who died building it under brutal Soviet-era conditions.
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A.
Desolation Road
Desolation Road is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that follows the intertwined lives of settlers in a strange, isolated town on a terraformed Mars.
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B.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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C.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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D.
Devil’s Road
Devil’s Road is an album by the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts, noted for its atmospheric sound and literate songwriting.
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E.
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a 1985 song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, known for its upbeat sound paired with lyrics about uncertainty and the future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
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nickname ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kolyma region
NERFINISHED
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Soviet forced-labor system ⓘ Stalinist repression ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Gulag prisoners
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Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | forced labor ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| followsRoute | R504 Kolyma Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gravel and dirt surfaces on long stretches
ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ permafrost ⓘ river crossings ⓘ |
| hasRussianName | Колымская трасса NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
ice and snow
ⓘ
isolation in case of breakdown ⓘ poor maintenance in sections ⓘ winter blizzards ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Gulag labor camps
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dangerous driving conditions ⓘ extreme cold ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magadan Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakha Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializes | victims of Gulag labor camps ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Oymyakon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Kolyma Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian federal highway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Oymyakon region ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
large number of deaths during construction
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remains of dead prisoners allegedly buried in or near the roadbed ⓘ |
| roadType | federal highway ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries
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historical studies of the Gulag ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| terminusA | Magadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Yakutsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConstruction |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| transportMode | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
adventure tourism
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road transport ⓘ supply route for remote settlements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Road of Bones Description of subject: Road of Bones is the grim nickname for Russia’s remote Kolyma Highway, infamous for the countless Gulag prisoners who died building it under brutal Soviet-era conditions.
Referenced by (1)
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