Andriy Bulba
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Andriy Bulba is one of the two sons of the Cossack Taras Bulba in Nikolai Gogol’s historical novella, known for his romantic betrayal and tragic fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andriy Bulba canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5638444 — 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: Andriy Bulba Context triple: [Taras Bulba, mainCharacter, Andriy Bulba]
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A.
Vasyl
Vasyl is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Basil in English.
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B.
Vasyl Borodai
Vasyl Borodai was a Soviet and Ukrainian sculptor best known for creating monumental public works, including Kyiv’s iconic Motherland Monument.
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C.
Pylyp Orlyk
Pylyp Orlyk was an early 18th-century Cossack statesman and hetman in exile, best known for authoring one of Europe’s first constitutional documents outlining a democratic vision for the Cossack state.
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D.
Mykola
Mykola is the Ukrainian form of the given name Nicholas, commonly used in Ukraine and among Ukrainian communities.
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E.
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny was a prominent early 17th-century Ukrainian Cossack hetman known for modernizing the Cossack army and playing a key role in military and political affairs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 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: Andriy Bulba Target entity description: Andriy Bulba is one of the two sons of the Cossack Taras Bulba in Nikolai Gogol’s historical novella, known for his romantic betrayal and tragic fate.
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A.
Vasyl
Vasyl is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Basil in English.
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B.
Vasyl Borodai
Vasyl Borodai was a Soviet and Ukrainian sculptor best known for creating monumental public works, including Kyiv’s iconic Motherland Monument.
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C.
Pylyp Orlyk
Pylyp Orlyk was an early 18th-century Cossack statesman and hetman in exile, best known for authoring one of Europe’s first constitutional documents outlining a democratic vision for the Cossack state.
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D.
Mykola
Mykola is the Ukrainian form of the given name Nicholas, commonly used in Ukraine and among Ukrainian communities.
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E.
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny was a prominent early 17th-century Ukrainian Cossack hetman known for modernizing the Cossack army and playing a key role in military and political affairs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Zaporozhian Sich
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linked to:
Zaporizhian Sich
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| appearsIn | Taras Bulba ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cossack folklore ⓘ |
| betrays |
Cossack comrades
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Zaporozhian Sich ⓘ
linked to:
Zaporizhian Sich
his father Taras Bulba ⓘ
linked to:
Taras Bulba
|
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
emotionally driven ⓘ impulsive ⓘ passionate ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| conflict | duty versus love ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Nikolai Gogol ⓘ |
| death | executed by his father ⓘ |
| deathManner | shot by his father ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cossack ⓘ |
| familyName | Bulba ⓘ |
| father | Taras Bulba ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Taras Bulba ⓘ |
| firstPublication |
Taras Bulba (1835 version)
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linked to:
Taras Bulba
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| genre | historical novella ⓘ |
| givenName | Andriy ⓘ |
| joins | Polish forces ⓘ |
| killedBy | Taras Bulba ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Polish noblewoman ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| mother | Ostap and Andriy’s mother ⓘ |
| motivation | love for a Polish noblewoman ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
romantic traitor
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationality | Ukrainian Cossack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
romantic betrayal
ⓘ
tragic fate ⓘ |
| occupation | Cossack warrior ⓘ |
| setting |
Polish–Cossack wars
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linked to:
Polish–Cossack conflicts
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| sibling | Ostap Bulba ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
loyalty and betrayal
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national identity ⓘ romantic passion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th–17th century Eastern Europe (fictionalized) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andriy Bulba Description of subject: Andriy Bulba is one of the two sons of the Cossack Taras Bulba in Nikolai Gogol’s historical novella, known for his romantic betrayal and tragic fate.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.