The Shot
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"The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9713460 — 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 Shot Context triple: [By the Law, basedOn, The Shot]
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A.
“The Shot”
“The Shot” is a poem by Ted Hughes from his collection *Birthday Letters*, reflecting on his relationship with Sylvia Plath and the forces that shaped her life and death.
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B.
Shoot Your Shot
"Shoot Your Shot" is a funk and soul track by James Brown, featured on his influential 1973 album *The Payback*.
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C.
Big Shots
Big Shots is an American television dramedy series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of four high-powered corporate executives.
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D.
Big Shot
"Big Shot" is a 1978 rock song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, known for its satirical take on New York high society and featured on his album "52nd Street."
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E.
Bullshot
Bullshot is a 1983 British comedy film that parodies 1930s adventure serials and detective stories, produced by HandMade Films.
- 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 Shot Target entity description: "The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.
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A.
“The Shot”
“The Shot” is a poem by Ted Hughes from his collection *Birthday Letters*, reflecting on his relationship with Sylvia Plath and the forces that shaped her life and death.
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B.
Shoot Your Shot
"Shoot Your Shot" is a funk and soul track by James Brown, featured on his influential 1973 album *The Payback*.
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C.
Big Shots
Big Shots is an American television dramedy series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of four high-powered corporate executives.
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D.
Big Shot
"Big Shot" is a 1978 rock song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, known for its satirical take on New York high society and featured on his album "52nd Street."
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E.
Bullshot
Bullshot is a 1983 British comedy film that parodies 1930s adventure serials and detective stories, produced by HandMade Films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| collection | The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| explores |
codes of dueling among Russian military officers
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tension between personal honor and social conventions ⓘ |
| fictionalEditor | Ivan Petrovich Belkin ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Russian literature on dueling ⓘ |
| literaryForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Count B.
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Silvio ⓘ unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of psychological impact of postponed revenge
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ironic treatment of honor and courage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Russian Empire
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military garrison town ⓘ |
| theme |
dueling
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fate ⓘ honor ⓘ military honor code ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shot Description of subject: "The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Your Paris”