Alexei Tolstoy
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Alexei Tolstoy was a prominent Russian writer and novelist known for his historical epics, science fiction works, and contributions to Soviet literature.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexei Tolstoy canonical | 15 |
| Aleksey Tolstoy | 2 |
| Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy | 2 |
| Aleksei Tolstoy | 1 |
| Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874369 — 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: Alexei Tolstoy Context triple: [Tolstoy family, notableMember, Alexei Tolstoy]
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A.
Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
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B.
Vasily Vasiliev
Vasily Vasiliev is a descendant of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s family line, being the son of Stalin’s son Vasily Stalin.
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C.
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, moral philosopher, and social reformer best known for epic works like "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," whose ideas on nonviolence and spiritual life deeply impacted global thinkers and movements.
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D.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
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E.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
- 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: Alexei Tolstoy Target entity description: Alexei Tolstoy was a prominent Russian writer and novelist known for his historical epics, science fiction works, and contributions to Soviet literature.
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A.
Sophia Tolstaya
Sophia Tolstaya was a Russian diarist, editor, and wife of novelist Leo Tolstoy, known for managing his household, copying his manuscripts, and documenting their complex marriage.
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B.
Vasily Vasiliev
Vasily Vasiliev is a descendant of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s family line, being the son of Stalin’s son Vasily Stalin.
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C.
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, moral philosopher, and social reformer best known for epic works like "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," whose ideas on nonviolence and spiritual life deeply impacted global thinkers and movements.
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D.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
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E.
Konstantin Vershinin
Konstantin Vershinin was a prominent Soviet military leader who served as a senior commander of the Soviet Air Forces during and after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian writer
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Soviet writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Stalin Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Tolstoy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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linked to:
Alexei Tolstoy
|
| genre |
historical fiction
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science fiction ⓘ socialist realism ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexei
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linked to:
Alexey
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| influencedBy | Russian classical literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Tolstoy family ⓘ |
| movement |
Soviet literature
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socialist realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
children’s literature
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historical epics ⓘ science fiction novels ⓘ |
| notableRole | prominent figure in Soviet cultural life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aelita
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Bread ⓘ Engineer Garin’s Hyperboloid ⓘ Peter the First ⓘ
linked to:
Peter the Great
Sisters ⓘ The Blue Cities ⓘ The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino ⓘ The Ordeal ⓘ The Road to Calvary ⓘ Walking Through Torments ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| patronymicName |
Nikolayevich
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linked to:
Nikolaevich
|
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Union of Soviet Writers
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Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Leningrad
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Moscow ⓘ |
| writingPeriod |
Soviet era
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early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexei Tolstoy Description of subject: Alexei Tolstoy was a prominent Russian writer and novelist known for his historical epics, science fiction works, and contributions to Soviet literature.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alexei Tolstoy
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linked to: Alexei Tolstoy