Triple
T151515
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) |
E3440
|
entity |
| Predicate | annexationEvent |
P1701
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
The Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation was the 2014 takeover and incorporation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula into Russia, following a disputed referendum widely condemned as illegal under international law.
|
E18684
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation | Statement: [federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto), annexationEvent, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Context triple: [federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto), annexationEvent, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]
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A.
Russian election protests 2011
The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
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B.
Russo-Georgian War 2008
The Russo-Georgian War of 2008 was a brief but intense armed conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, marking a major post-Soviet confrontation that reshaped security dynamics in the Caucasus.
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C.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
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D.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a 1918 peace agreement in which Bolshevik Russia exited World War I by ceding vast territories to the Central Powers, profoundly reshaping Eastern Europe and influencing the course of the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Kerch
Kerch is a historic port city in eastern Crimea, strategically located on the Kerch Strait linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Triple: [federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto), annexationEvent, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]
Generated description
The Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation was the 2014 takeover and incorporation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula into Russia, following a disputed referendum widely condemned as illegal under international law.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Target entity description: The Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation was the 2014 takeover and incorporation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula into Russia, following a disputed referendum widely condemned as illegal under international law.
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A.
Russian election protests 2011
The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
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B.
Russo-Georgian War 2008
The Russo-Georgian War of 2008 was a brief but intense armed conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, marking a major post-Soviet confrontation that reshaped security dynamics in the Caucasus.
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C.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
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D.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a 1918 peace agreement in which Bolshevik Russia exited World War I by ceding vast territories to the Central Powers, profoundly reshaping Eastern Europe and influencing the course of the Russian Civil War.
-
E.
Kerch
Kerch is a historic port city in eastern Crimea, strategically located on the Kerch Strait linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: annexationEvent Context triple: [federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto), annexationEvent, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]
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A.
territorialChange
chosen
Indicates a change in control or ownership of geographic territory from one entity to another, often as a result of political, legal, or military events.
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B.
annexedBy
Indicates that one entity has been incorporated into and brought under the control or sovereignty of another entity.
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C.
countryOccupied
Indicates that one country has taken control of and is occupying the territory of another country, typically through military or coercive means.
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D.
invasionDate
Indicates the date on which an invasion event occurred or began.
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E.
occupyingPower
Indicates that one entity holds military or political control over a territory that it does not legally own, typically as an occupying authority.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a252868de4819080e21c9938bfe8b6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2580f55a88190b37b54ee0ed5ac7c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c93bbd508190b81527bd95c6e5f4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2c9c0108481908539e3d682278e21 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2cd77c5b88190900911eaa7782651 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:11 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2565adaf48190b68ae4444ff83ccd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.