People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
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The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513015 — 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: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR Context triple: [Leon Trotsky, positionHeld, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR]
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A.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.
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B.
People's Commissar for Nationalities
The People's Commissar for Nationalities was a Soviet government post responsible for managing the affairs and policies related to the diverse ethnic and national groups within the early Soviet state.
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C.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
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D.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR was the highest executive official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, responsible for leading its government within the Soviet Union.
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E.
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
- 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: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR Target entity description: The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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A.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.
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B.
People's Commissar for Nationalities
The People's Commissar for Nationalities was a Soviet government post responsible for managing the affairs and policies related to the diverse ethnic and national groups within the early Soviet state.
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C.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
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D.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR was the highest executive official of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, responsible for leading its government within the Soviet Union.
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E.
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
The First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was a high-ranking Soviet state office that served as one of the principal deputies to the USSR’s collective head of state, assisting in overseeing the work of the Presidium and performing representative and executive functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign affairs portfolio
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government office ⓘ ministerial position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | RSFSR ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Russian Civil War
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Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | foreign minister ⓘ |
| country |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian SFSR
Soviet Russia ⓘ
linked to:
Russian SFSR
|
| establishedAsPartOf | Soviet system of people's commissariats ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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foreign affairs ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| governs |
foreign representation of the RSFSR abroad
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negotiation of international agreements of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | Soviet republic ⓘ |
| hasHeadOfGovernment | Council of People's Commissars ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
diplomatic missions of the RSFSR
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foreign relations of the RSFSR ⓘ international treaties of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalForm | people's commissariat ⓘ |
| hasTitleInRussian | Народный комиссар по иностранным делам РСФСР ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Soviet era
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post-October Revolution period ⓘ |
| isPartOf | state apparatus of Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | state office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Moscow ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInEnglish | People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| officeType | cabinet-level position ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of People's Commissars
government of the RSFSR ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
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| politicalIdeology |
Bolshevism
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
diplomatic relations of the RSFSR
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foreign policy of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| seat | Moscow ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR
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linked to:
Council of People's Commissars
head of government of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bolshevik government
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linked to:
Council of People's Commissars
Soviet Russian state ⓘ
linked to:
Russian SFSR
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| usedOfficiallyBy |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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linked to:
Russian SFSR
|
| usedUntil | creation of the USSR-level People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR Description of subject: The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet Russian government post responsible for directing the young Bolshevik state's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
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officeHolderTitleInEnglish
→
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs
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linked to: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government
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replaced
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People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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linked to: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
linked to: People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire
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replacedBy
→
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR
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