Yelena Bonner
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Yelena Bonner was a prominent Soviet dissident and human rights activist who played a key role in the USSR’s democratic and civil liberties movement alongside her husband, physicist Andrei Sakharov.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yelena Bonner canonical | 3 |
| Elena Bonner | 1 |
| Jelena Bonner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3236471 — 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: Yelena Bonner Context triple: [Andrei Sakharov, spouse, Yelena Bonner]
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A.
Zhanna Nemtsova
Zhanna Nemtsova is a Russian journalist, activist, and daughter of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, known for her work promoting democracy and human rights.
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B.
Yekaterina Nosenko
Yekaterina Nosenko was the first wife of renowned Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, with whom he had four children.
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C.
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Svetlana Alliluyeva was a Soviet-born writer and defector best known as the only daughter of Joseph Stalin, whose memoirs and high-profile departure to the West offered rare personal insights into the Soviet leader and his regime.
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D.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Lyudmila Alexeyeva was a prominent Russian human rights activist, Soviet-era dissident, and co-founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group who became an enduring symbol of the struggle for civil liberties in Russia.
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E.
Nina Khrushcheva
Nina Khrushcheva was the wife of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and served as an unofficial first lady of the Soviet Union during his tenure.
- 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: Yelena Bonner Target entity description: Yelena Bonner was a prominent Soviet dissident and human rights activist who played a key role in the USSR’s democratic and civil liberties movement alongside her husband, physicist Andrei Sakharov.
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A.
Zhanna Nemtsova
Zhanna Nemtsova is a Russian journalist, activist, and daughter of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, known for her work promoting democracy and human rights.
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B.
Yekaterina Nosenko
Yekaterina Nosenko was the first wife of renowned Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, with whom he had four children.
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C.
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Svetlana Alliluyeva was a Soviet-born writer and defector best known as the only daughter of Joseph Stalin, whose memoirs and high-profile departure to the West offered rare personal insights into the Soviet leader and his regime.
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D.
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Lyudmila Alexeyeva was a prominent Russian human rights activist, Soviet-era dissident, and co-founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group who became an enduring symbol of the struggle for civil liberties in Russia.
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E.
Nina Khrushcheva
Nina Khrushcheva was the wife of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and served as an unofficial first lady of the Soviet Union during his tenure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet dissident
ⓘ
human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ physician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Rafto Prize
ⓘ
Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom ⓘ
linked to:
Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
|
| birthName | Alikhanova ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Vostryakovo Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Vostryakovskoye Cemetery
|
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-06-18 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Soviet dissident literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt | First Leningrad Medical Institute ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Armenians
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Bonner ⓘ |
| givenName | Yelena ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advocate for prisoners of conscience
ⓘ
public critic of Soviet government ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Moscow Helsinki Group ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| mother | Ruf Bonner ⓘ |
| movement |
Soviet dissident movement
ⓘ
human rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigning for civil liberties in the Soviet Union
ⓘ
defending political prisoners in the USSR ⓘ supporting Andrei Sakharov during his internal exile ⓘ |
| notableWork | Alone Together ⓘ |
| occupation |
human rights activist
ⓘ
physician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Merv
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Turkmen SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| politicalAlignment | liberal democracy ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Andrei Sakharov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yelena Bonner Description of subject: Yelena Bonner was a prominent Soviet dissident and human rights activist who played a key role in the USSR’s democratic and civil liberties movement alongside her husband, physicist Andrei Sakharov.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yelena Bonner
linked to: Yelena Bonner