Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union

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cabinet position government office

The Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union was the high-ranking government official responsible for directing and overseeing the USSR’s international trade policy and economic exchanges with other countries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation	1
Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union canonical	1
People's Commissar for Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1711596 — 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: Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Anastas Mikoyan, positionHeld, Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union]

A. People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
B. United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.
D. First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
E. Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
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: Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union was the high-ranking government official responsible for directing and overseeing the USSR’s international trade policy and economic exchanges with other countries.

A. People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
B. United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.
D. First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
E. Commissioner for Economic Affairs
The Commissioner for Economic Affairs is a senior African Union official responsible for guiding and coordinating the continent’s economic policy, integration, and development strategies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
abolishedAsResultOf	dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ linked to: Soviet Union
appointedBy	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
appointedOnRecommendationOf	Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Head of Government of the Soviet Union
authorizedTo	issue binding regulations on foreign trade operations ⓘ sign international trade agreements on behalf of the USSR ⓘ
controls	foreign trade organizations of the USSR ⓘ state export-import monopolies ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
dissolved	1991 ⓘ
fieldOfWork	foreign economic policy ⓘ foreign trade ⓘ international economic relations ⓘ international trade ⓘ
hasOrgan	Ministry of Foreign Trade of the USSR ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
hasScope	trade with capitalist countries ⓘ trade with developing countries ⓘ trade with socialist countries ⓘ
headOf	Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Soviet era ⓘ
inception	1920s ⓘ
jurisdiction	foreign trade of the Soviet Union ⓘ
legalForm	state office ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Moscow ⓘ
officeHolderRole	minister ⓘ
partOf	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ Government of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Soviet government Soviet planned economy ⓘ
replacedBy	Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union
responsibleFor	coordination of foreign trade with domestic economic planning ⓘ direction of Soviet foreign trade policy ⓘ implementation of decisions of the Communist Party and government on foreign trade ⓘ negotiation of trade agreements with foreign states ⓘ oversight of state foreign trade enterprises ⓘ regulation of imports and exports ⓘ
seat	Moscow ⓘ
subjectTo	centralized economic planning ⓘ
subordinateTo	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Head of Government of the Soviet Union Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ
usedLanguage	Russian ⓘ
worksInCollaborationWith	Ministry of Finance of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: People's Commissariat for Finance State Bank of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: State Bank of the USSR State Committee for Prices of the Soviet Union ⓘ State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Gosplan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anastas Mikoyan → positionHeld → Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union → replacedBy → Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation ⓘ

linked to: Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union

Arkady Rosengolts → positionHeld → People's Commissar for Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union ⓘ

subject linked to: Rosengolts