Nestor Makhno
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Nestor Makhno was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and guerrilla leader who headed the peasant-based Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nestor Makhno canonical | 15 |
| Makhno | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T87209 — 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: Nestor Makhno Context triple: [Russian Civil War, commander, Nestor Makhno]
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A.
Alexander Kolchak
Alexander Kolchak was a Russian admiral and anti-Bolshevik leader who headed the White movement in Siberia during the Russian Civil War and briefly ruled as "Supreme Ruler" of Russia.
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B.
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Bakunin was a 19th-century Russian revolutionary anarchist whose anti-authoritarian ideas and advocacy of stateless socialism were foundational for the development of libertarian socialism.
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C.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary, key leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, and later a principal critic and exile of Stalinist rule.
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D.
Nikolay Krasnov
Nikolay Krasnov was a prominent Russian architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his palatial and eclectic designs in Crimea and later in Yugoslavia.
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E.
Kuzma Derevyanko
Kuzma Derevyanko was a Soviet general who served as the USSR’s representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony ending 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: Nestor Makhno Target entity description: Nestor Makhno was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and guerrilla leader who headed the peasant-based Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.
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A.
Alexander Kolchak
Alexander Kolchak was a Russian admiral and anti-Bolshevik leader who headed the White movement in Siberia during the Russian Civil War and briefly ruled as "Supreme Ruler" of Russia.
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B.
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Bakunin was a 19th-century Russian revolutionary anarchist whose anti-authoritarian ideas and advocacy of stateless socialism were foundational for the development of libertarian socialism.
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C.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary, key leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, and later a principal critic and exile of Stalinist rule.
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D.
Nikolay Krasnov
Nikolay Krasnov was a prominent Russian architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his palatial and eclectic designs in Crimea and later in Yugoslavia.
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E.
Kuzma Derevyanko
Kuzma Derevyanko was a Soviet general who served as the USSR’s representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist
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guerrilla leader ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ political activist ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| conflict |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
Ukrainian War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-07-25 ⓘ |
| escapeTo | Romania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Makhno
ⓘ
linked to:
Nestor Makhno
|
| givenName | Nestor ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
ⓘ
anarcho-communism ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| imprisonmentReason | revolutionary activities ⓘ |
| laterLivedIn |
France
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine ⓘ |
| movement |
Makhnovshchina
ⓘ
linked to:
Ukrainian War of Independence
Ukrainian anarchist movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
free soviets
ⓘ
peasant-based anarchist federation ⓘ stateless self-management ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of the Makhnovist movement
ⓘ
memoirs about the Ukrainian revolution and civil war ⓘ organization of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
political theorist ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bolsheviks
ⓘ
Central Powers ⓘ Ukrainian nationalists ⓘ White movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Huliaipole
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ Yekaterinoslav Governorate ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine ⓘ |
| spouse | Halyna Kuzmenko ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nestor Makhno Description of subject: Nestor Makhno was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and guerrilla leader who headed the peasant-based Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nestor Makhno