Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
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The Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government was the central military administrative body responsible for directing the Russian armed forces during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10556177 — 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: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government Context triple: [Council of Ministers of the Russian Provisional Government, hasPart, Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government]
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A.
War Ministry of the Russian Empire
The War Ministry of the Russian Empire was the central government department responsible for administering, organizing, and overseeing the empire’s land armed forces and military affairs.
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B.
Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Provisional Government was the central governmental body responsible for internal affairs and domestic administration in Russia during the brief period between the February and October Revolutions of 1917.
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C.
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Provisional Government was the governmental body responsible for legal affairs and the judicial system in Russia during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
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D.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government was the state body responsible for conducting Russia’s external relations and diplomacy during the brief period between the February and October Revolutions of 1917.
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E.
Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Provisional Government was the state body responsible for overseeing commerce, industrial policy, and economic regulation in Russia during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
- 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: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government Target entity description: The Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government was the central military administrative body responsible for directing the Russian armed forces during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
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A.
War Ministry of the Russian Empire
The War Ministry of the Russian Empire was the central government department responsible for administering, organizing, and overseeing the empire’s land armed forces and military affairs.
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B.
Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Provisional Government was the central governmental body responsible for internal affairs and domestic administration in Russia during the brief period between the February and October Revolutions of 1917.
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C.
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Provisional Government was the governmental body responsible for legal affairs and the judicial system in Russia during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
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D.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government was the state body responsible for conducting Russia’s external relations and diplomacy during the brief period between the February and October Revolutions of 1917.
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E.
Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Provisional Government
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Provisional Government was the state body responsible for overseeing commerce, industrial policy, and economic regulation in Russia during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government ministry
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war ministry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Russia
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Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| coordinatesMilitaryPolicyWith | Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
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Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1917 ⓘ |
| endCause |
October Revolution
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linked to:
Russian Revolution
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| field |
armed forces management
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defence policy ⓘ military administration ⓘ |
| follows |
February Revolution
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linked to:
Russian Revolution
|
| hasCabinetMember |
Chief of Staff
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Deputy Minister of War ⓘ Minister of War ⓘ |
| hasMinister |
Alexander Guchkov
ⓘ
Alexander Kerensky ⓘ Mikhail Tereshchenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameInRussian | Министерство военных дел Временного правительства России ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central military administrative body
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direction of the Russian armed forces ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Petrograd ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Russian Revolution of 1917
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
|
| historicalSubcategory |
defunct ministries of Russia
ⓘ
military history of Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russian armed forces
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linked to:
Russian Armed Forces
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Petrograd ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| replacedBy | People's Commissariat for Military Affairs of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| replaces |
Ministry of War of the Russian Empire
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linked to:
War Ministry of the Russian Empire
|
| responsibleFor |
Russian Army
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linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
Russian Navy ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Navy
Russian armed forces ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Armed Forces
military logistics ⓘ military reforms ⓘ mobilization ⓘ officer appointments ⓘ |
| shortName | War Ministry of the Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
attempted democratization of the army in 1917
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continued participation of Russia in World War I in 1917 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of Ministers of the Russian Provisional Government
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Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government Description of subject: The Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government was the central military administrative body responsible for directing the Russian armed forces during the brief rule of the Provisional Government in 1917.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council of Ministers of the Russian Provisional Government
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hasPart
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Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
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Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Provisional Government
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coordinatesWith
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Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
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Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
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hasOfficialNameInRussian
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Министерство военных дел Временного правительства России
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linked to: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
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shortName
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War Ministry of the Russian Provisional Government
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linked to: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government
People's Commissariat for Military Affairs of the Russian SFSR
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precededBy
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military authorities of the Russian Provisional Government
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linked to: Ministry of War of the Russian Provisional Government