State Bank of the USSR
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The State Bank of the USSR was the central bank of the Soviet Union, responsible for issuing currency, managing state credit, and overseeing the socialist planned economy’s financial system.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Bank of the USSR canonical | 4 |
| Gosbank | 2 |
| Государственный банк СССР | 2 |
| Gosbank SSSR | 1 |
| Gosudarstvenny Bank SSSR | 1 |
| State Bank of the Soviet Union | 1 |
| State Bank of the USSR (Belarusian branch) | 1 |
| State Bank of the USSR (Ukrainian branch) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T64130 — 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.
Target entity: State Bank of the USSR Context triple: [Soviet ruble, monetaryAuthority, State Bank of the USSR]
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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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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D.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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E.
Kremlin
The Kremlin is a historic fortified complex in the heart of Moscow that serves as the official residence of the Russian president and a symbol of Russian political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: State Bank of the USSR Target entity description: The State Bank of the USSR was the central bank of the Soviet Union, responsible for issuing currency, managing state credit, and overseeing the socialist planned economy’s financial system.
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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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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D.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank was a major American commercial and investment bank based in New York City that became one of the largest financial institutions in the United States before merging into JPMorgan Chase.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ state bank ⓘ |
| alignedWith | five-year plans of the USSR ⓘ |
| controlled |
cash operations of state enterprises
ⓘ
settlements between enterprises ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | disintegration of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| employed | bank inspectors ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of the USSR
ⓘ
laws on the State Bank of the USSR ⓘ |
| hadDepartment |
central office in Moscow
ⓘ
regional and local branches ⓘ republican offices in union republics ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| legalForm | state institution ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
accounting for state enterprises
ⓘ
financing of the national economy ⓘ implementation of monetary policy ⓘ issue of banknotes ⓘ management of state credit ⓘ regulation of cash circulation ⓘ supervision of the banking system ⓘ |
| monopolyOn |
emission of currency
ⓘ
short-term state credit ⓘ |
| nativeName |
State Bank of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Государственный банк СССР
|
| owner |
Soviet government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Soviet Union
|
| partOf | Soviet planned economy ⓘ |
| predecessor |
State Bank of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Bank of the Russian Republic
State Bank of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Central Bank of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy |
ensuring cash discipline of enterprises
ⓘ
execution of the state budget through banking operations ⓘ implementation of centralized financial control ⓘ |
| sector |
banking
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| shortName |
State Bank of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gosbank
|
| subordinateTo |
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the USSR
Council of People's Commissars ⓘ
surface form:
Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR
|
| supervised |
savings banks of the USSR
ⓘ
specialized state banks ⓘ |
| usedInstrument | state credit plan ⓘ |
| usedSystem | non-cash settlement system ⓘ |
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Subject: State Bank of the USSR Description of subject: The State Bank of the USSR was the central bank of the Soviet Union, responsible for issuing currency, managing state credit, and overseeing the socialist planned economy’s financial system.
Referenced by (13)
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