Ivan Bezdomny
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Ivan Bezdomny is a young Soviet poet in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita," whose encounter with the devil triggers his spiritual and ideological transformation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivan Bezdomny canonical | 2 |
| Homeless Ivan | 1 |
| Ivan Bezdomnyy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10108320 — 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: Ivan Bezdomny Context triple: [The Master and Margarita, mainCharacter, Ivan Bezdomny]
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A.
Ivan
Ivan is a common Slavic male given name widely used in Russia and other Eastern European countries, equivalent to "John" in English.
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B.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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C.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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D.
Rodion
Rodion is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by Soviet military commander Rodion Malinovsky.
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E.
Alyosha Skvortsov
Alyosha Skvortsov is the young, idealistic Soviet soldier who serves as the central protagonist in the classic 1959 war film "Ballad of a Soldier."
- 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: Ivan Bezdomny Target entity description: Ivan Bezdomny is a young Soviet poet in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita," whose encounter with the devil triggers his spiritual and ideological transformation.
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A.
Ivan
Ivan is a common Slavic male given name widely used in Russia and other Eastern European countries, equivalent to "John" in English.
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B.
Ivan Ivanovich
Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir apparent of Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia, whose death—traditionally believed to have been caused by his father—had major consequences for the Russian succession.
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C.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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D.
Rodion
Rodion is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by Soviet military commander Rodion Malinovsky.
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E.
Alyosha Skvortsov
Alyosha Skvortsov is the young, idealistic Soviet soldier who serves as the central protagonist in the classic 1959 war film "Ballad of a Soldier."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
ⓘ
Poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Homeless Ivan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan Bezdomny
Ivan Bezdomny ⓘ Ivan Bezdomnyy ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan Bezdomny
|
| appearsInWorkBy | Mikhail Bulgakov ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | MASSOLIT ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Master and Margarita ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mikhail Bulgakov ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Serialized publication of The Master and Margarita ⓘ |
| fullName | Ivan Nikolayevich Ponyryov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Soviet poetry ⓘ |
| hasEncounterWith |
Margarita
ⓘ
Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz ⓘ Pontius Pilate ⓘ The Master ⓘ Woland ⓘ Yeshua Ha-Notsri ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| hasPsychologicalChange |
From atheism to openness to the metaphysical
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From ideological certainty to doubt ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
Conflict between faith and atheism
ⓘ
Satire of Soviet literary establishment ⓘ |
| ideology |
Militant atheism
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Soviet materialism ⓘ |
| initialCharacterization |
Devoted to official Soviet ideology
ⓘ
Young, aggressive Soviet poet ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Chases Woland and his retinue through Moscow
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Is confined to a psychiatric clinic ⓘ Witnesses Berlioz’s death at the Patriarch’s Ponds ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| laterCharacterization |
Critical of his former dogmatism
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Spiritually reflective ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | Historian of religion ⓘ |
| learnsStoryOf | The Master’s novel about Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| meetsAtClinic | The Master ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Represents transformation from dogmatic atheism to spiritual awareness ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Protagonist
ⓘ
Witness of supernatural events ⓘ |
| occupation | Poet ⓘ |
| setInTime |
Stalin-era Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
| symbolizes |
Crisis of Soviet atheist ideology
ⓘ
Possibility of moral and spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| undergoes |
Ideological transformation
ⓘ
Spiritual transformation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivan Bezdomny Description of subject: Ivan Bezdomny is a young Soviet poet in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita," whose encounter with the devil triggers his spiritual and ideological transformation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ivan Bezdomny
linked to: Ivan Bezdomny