Russkaya Pravda
E233592
Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russkaya Pravda canonical | 8 |
| Abridged Russkaya Pravda | 1 |
| Extensive Russkaya Pravda | 1 |
| Rus' law (Russkaya Pravda) | 1 |
| Russkaya Pravda (adapted) | 1 |
| Russkaya Pravda (influenced) | 1 |
| Russkaya Pravda (influential source) | 1 |
| Short Russkaya Pravda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2098229 — 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: Russkaya Pravda Context triple: [Kyivan Rus, legalCode, Russkaya Pravda]
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A.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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D.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in medieval Italy.
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E.
Sudebnik of 1497
The Sudebnik of 1497 was a landmark Muscovite law code issued under Ivan III that centralized judicial authority and helped lay the foundations of the Russian legal system.
- 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: Russkaya Pravda Target entity description: Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
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A.
Salic law
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
-
B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Old Frisian law codes
Old Frisian law codes are a collection of medieval legal texts that preserve the laws, customs, and social structures of the Frisian people in the Old Frisian language.
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D.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in medieval Italy.
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E.
Sudebnik of 1497
The Sudebnik of 1497 was a landmark Muscovite law code issued under Ivan III that centralized judicial authority and helped lay the foundations of the Russian legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ medieval law code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rus' Justice
ⓘ
Russian Truth ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| characteristic |
absence of death penalty in most provisions
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emphasis on monetary compensation over corporal punishment ⓘ use of wergild-like fines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 11th century ⓘ |
| definesSocialClass |
boyars
ⓘ
debt bondsmen ⓘ druzhina ⓘ free commoners ⓘ knyaz (prince) ⓘ slaves ⓘ smerds ⓘ |
| developedUnderRuler |
Yaroslav the Wise
ⓘ
Yaroslavich princes ⓘ
linked to:
Vyacheslav Yaroslavich
|
| earliestCompilationAttributedTo | Yaroslav the Wise ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abridged Russkaya Pravda
ⓘ
linked to:
Russkaya Pravda
Extensive Russkaya Pravda ⓘ
linked to:
Russkaya Pravda
Short Russkaya Pravda ⓘ
linked to:
Russkaya Pravda
|
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lithuanian Statutes
ⓘ
linked to:
Statutes of Lithuania
Novgorod Judicial Charter ⓘ Pskov Judicial Charter ⓘ Sudebnik of 1497 ⓘ later East Slavic law codes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine law
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ local customary practices ⓘ |
| language | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kyivan Rus ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Slavic customary law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ judicial practices ⓘ law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| preservedIn | later manuscript copies ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| regulates |
compensation for injury
ⓘ
contracts ⓘ court procedure ⓘ criminal offenses ⓘ inheritance ⓘ oaths and ordeals ⓘ property rights ⓘ status of social classes ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Russkaya Pravda Description of subject: Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
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