Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov
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Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, better known as Sergei Kirov, was a prominent early Soviet political leader and close associate of Joseph Stalin whose 1934 assassination had major repercussions in Soviet politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1642370 — 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: Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov Context triple: [Sergei Kirov, birthName, Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov]
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A.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Mikhail Kovalyov was a Soviet military commander who played a leading role in the Red Army’s operations during the 1939 invasion of Poland, known as the September Campaign.
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B.
Mikhail Kirponos
Mikhail Kirponos was a Soviet general best known for leading Red Army forces in the early stages of the German invasion of the USSR during World War II, particularly in the defense of Ukraine.
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C.
Mikhail Posokhin
Mikhail Posokhin was a prominent Soviet architect known for major state projects in Moscow, including landmark government and cultural buildings.
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D.
Mikhail Alekseyev
Mikhail Alekseyev was a Russian Imperial Army general and one of the principal organizers of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas 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: Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov Target entity description: Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, better known as Sergei Kirov, was a prominent early Soviet political leader and close associate of Joseph Stalin whose 1934 assassination had major repercussions in Soviet politics.
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A.
Mikhail Kovalyov
Mikhail Kovalyov was a Soviet military commander who played a leading role in the Red Army’s operations during the 1939 invasion of Poland, known as the September Campaign.
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B.
Mikhail Kirponos
Mikhail Kirponos was a Soviet general best known for leading Red Army forces in the early stages of the German invasion of the USSR during World War II, particularly in the defense of Ukraine.
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C.
Mikhail Posokhin
Mikhail Posokhin was a prominent Soviet architect known for major state projects in Moscow, including landmark government and cultural buildings.
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D.
Mikhail Alekseyev
Mikhail Alekseyev was a Russian Imperial Army general and one of the principal organizers of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Nikolai Kulikovsky
Nikolai Kulikovsky was a Russian military officer best known as the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet politician
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assassinated person ⓘ human ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sergei Kirov
ⓘ
Sergey Kirov ⓘ
linked to:
Sergei Kirov
|
| birthDate | 1886-03-27 ⓘ |
| birthDateOldStyle | 1886-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Urzhum ⓘ Vyatka Governorate ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
ⓘ
Red Square ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
ⓘ
gunshot wound ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf | Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Kirov Oblast
ⓘ
Kirov Theatre in Leningrad (now Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage) ⓘ
linked to:
Kirov Theatre
city of Kirov ⓘ
linked to:
Kirov
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1934-12-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Leningrad
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russians ⓘ |
| familyName | Kostrikov ⓘ |
| givenName | Sergei ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent | Kirov assassination ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Old Bolshevik ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| legacy | used by Stalin as pretext for Great Purge ⓘ |
| memberOf |
All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ |
| name | Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assassination in 1934
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being a close associate of Joseph Stalin ⓘ leadership of the Leningrad party organization ⓘ role in early Soviet politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
party functionary
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Russian Civil War
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Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
|
| patronymicName | Mironovich ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Bolsheviks
ⓘ
Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Secretary of the Leningrad City Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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linked to:
First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ member of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ member of the Orgburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ member of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov Description of subject: Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, better known as Sergei Kirov, was a prominent early Soviet political leader and close associate of Joseph Stalin whose 1934 assassination had major repercussions in Soviet politics.
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