The Don Flows Home to the Sea
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"The Don Flows Home to the Sea" is a historical novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov that continues his epic portrayal of Cossack life and the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Don Flows Home to the Sea canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8206312 — 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: The Don Flows Home to the Sea Context triple: [Mikhail Sholokhov, notableWork, The Don Flows Home to the Sea]
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
All Rivers Run to the Sea
All Rivers Run to the Sea is Elie Wiesel’s memoir recounting his early life, Holocaust experiences, and postwar journey as a writer and witness.
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C.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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D.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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E.
Broken River
Broken River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in northeastern Victoria, Australia, flowing through agricultural regions and near the city of Shepparton.
- 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: The Don Flows Home to the Sea Target entity description: "The Don Flows Home to the Sea" is a historical novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov that continues his epic portrayal of Cossack life and the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
All Rivers Run to the Sea
All Rivers Run to the Sea is Elie Wiesel’s memoir recounting his early life, Holocaust experiences, and postwar journey as a writer and witness.
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C.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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D.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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E.
Broken River
Broken River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in northeastern Victoria, Australia, flowing through agricultural regions and near the city of Shepparton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Don Cossacks ⓘ |
| author | Mikhail Sholokhov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cossack life
ⓘ
impact of revolution on rural communities ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
| follows | Virgin Soil Upturned ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality |
Russian
ⓘ
Soviet ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Mikhail Sholokhov ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
collapse of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
rise of Soviet power ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
conflict between tradition and change
ⓘ
fate of the Cossacks ⓘ personal destiny in history ⓘ war and revolution ⓘ |
| hasSetting | southern Russia ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist realism ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Don Cossack villages
ⓘ
Don region ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Don Cossack society
ⓘ
epic scope ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf |
And Quiet Flows the Don cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
And Quiet Flows the Don
|
| setInPeriod |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
Russian Revolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Don Flows Home to the Sea Description of subject: "The Don Flows Home to the Sea" is a historical novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov that continues his epic portrayal of Cossack life and the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
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