Maxim Litvinov
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Maxim Litvinov was a prominent Soviet diplomat and foreign minister best known for advocating collective security against fascism and helping lay early groundwork for international cooperation later reflected in the United Nations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxim Litvinov canonical | 12 |
| Litvinov | 1 |
| Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov | 1 |
| Mikhail Litvinov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171828 — 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: Maxim Litvinov Context triple: [Declaration by United Nations, keyContributor, Maxim Litvinov]
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A.
Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Molotov was a prominent Soviet politician and diplomat who served as Joseph Stalin’s foreign minister and played a key role in World War II–era international negotiations.
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B.
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikolai Bulganin was a Soviet politician and military officer who served as Premier of the Soviet Union during the mid-1950s, closely associated with Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership period.
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C.
Yakov Sverdlov
Yakov Sverdlov was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and early Soviet statesman who served as the first head of state of Soviet Russia following the October Revolution.
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D.
Andrei Zhdanov
Andrei Zhdanov was a prominent Soviet politician and close associate of Joseph Stalin, known for shaping postwar cultural policy and leading major party organizations before his death in 1948.
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E.
Mikhail Kalinin
Mikhail Kalinin was a Soviet politician and titular head of state of the USSR from the 1920s to the early 1940s, serving as a prominent Bolshevik figure close to Joseph Stalin.
- 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: Maxim Litvinov Target entity description: Maxim Litvinov was a prominent Soviet diplomat and foreign minister best known for advocating collective security against fascism and helping lay early groundwork for international cooperation later reflected in the United Nations.
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A.
Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Molotov was a prominent Soviet politician and diplomat who served as Joseph Stalin’s foreign minister and played a key role in World War II–era international negotiations.
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B.
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikolai Bulganin was a Soviet politician and military officer who served as Premier of the Soviet Union during the mid-1950s, closely associated with Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership period.
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C.
Yakov Sverdlov
Yakov Sverdlov was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and early Soviet statesman who served as the first head of state of Soviet Russia following the October Revolution.
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D.
Andrei Zhdanov
Andrei Zhdanov was a prominent Soviet politician and close associate of Joseph Stalin, known for shaping postwar cultural policy and leading major party organizations before his death in 1948.
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E.
Mikhail Kalinin
Mikhail Kalinin was a Soviet politician and titular head of state of the USSR from the 1920s to the early 1940s, serving as a prominent Bolshevik figure close to Joseph Stalin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet diplomat
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foreign minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | Meir Henoch Wallach-Finkelstein ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Moscow
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Novodevichy Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-07-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-12-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Białystok real school ⓘ |
| employer |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
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People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Bolsheviks
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-fascism
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internationalism ⓘ |
| name | Maxim Litvinov ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of collective security against fascism
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contribution to early ideas of international cooperation later reflected in the United Nations ⓘ role in Soviet foreign policy in the interwar period ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
League of Nations diplomacy
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linked to:
Assembly of the League of Nations
negotiations for Soviet–U.S. diplomatic recognition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Białystok
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Grodno Governorate ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs
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People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet ambassador to the United States ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Moscow ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ivy Litvinov ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Moscow ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maxim Litvinov Description of subject: Maxim Litvinov was a prominent Soviet diplomat and foreign minister best known for advocating collective security against fascism and helping lay early groundwork for international cooperation later reflected in the United Nations.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maxim Litvinov
linked to: Maxim Litvinov
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance
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foreignMinisterOfSovietUnionAtSigning
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Maxim Litvinov
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