Babi Yar
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Babi Yar is a ravine in Kyiv, Ukraine, that became infamous as the site of mass executions of Jews and other victims by Nazi forces during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Babi Yar canonical | 10 |
| Babi Yar (subject of Symphony No. 13) | 1 |
| Babyn Yar | 1 |
| I. Babi Yar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11700945 — 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: Babi Yar Context triple: [Babi Yar (poem), title, Babi Yar]
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A.
Biała Gwiazda
Biała Gwiazda is the traditional Polish nickname of Wisła Kraków, one of Poland’s most historic and successful football clubs.
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B.
The Ghetto
"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul song by Donny Hathaway, celebrated for its vivid portrayal of urban life and its influential, groove-driven arrangement.
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C.
Holocaust in Volhynia
The Holocaust in Volhynia was the systematic persecution and mass murder of the region’s Jewish population by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, marked by ghettos, mass shootings, and widespread ethnic violence.
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D.
In the Ghetto
"In the Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul ballad written by Mac Davis and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley, depicting the cycle of poverty and violence in an urban neighborhood.
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E.
The Gulag
The Gulag is a memorable prison-break mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 where players infiltrate a fortified Russian detention facility to rescue a high-value target.
- 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: Babi Yar Target entity description: Babi Yar is a ravine in Kyiv, Ukraine, that became infamous as the site of mass executions of Jews and other victims by Nazi forces during World War II.
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A.
Biała Gwiazda
Biała Gwiazda is the traditional Polish nickname of Wisła Kraków, one of Poland’s most historic and successful football clubs.
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B.
The Ghetto
"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul song by Donny Hathaway, celebrated for its vivid portrayal of urban life and its influential, groove-driven arrangement.
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C.
Holocaust in Volhynia
The Holocaust in Volhynia was the systematic persecution and mass murder of the region’s Jewish population by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, marked by ghettos, mass shootings, and widespread ethnic violence.
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D.
In the Ghetto
"In the Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul ballad written by Mac Davis and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley, depicting the cycle of poverty and violence in an urban neighborhood.
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E.
The Gulag
The Gulag is a memorable prison-break mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 where players infiltrate a fortified Russian detention facility to rescue a high-value target.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust site
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massacre site ⓘ ravine ⓘ |
| bodyDisposal | burial in ravine ⓘ |
| cityCapturedBy | German forces in September 1941 ⓘ |
| commemoration |
Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center project
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Babi Yar memorials in Kyiv ⓘ annual remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| date |
29 September 1941
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30 September 1941 ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime | Reichskommissariat Ukraine ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Final Solution
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German invasion of the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Barbarossa
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| inspiredWork |
Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar” by Dmitri Shostakovich
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novels and historical studies about the massacre ⓘ poem “Babi Yar” by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ⓘ
linked to:
poem "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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| languageOfToponym |
Russian
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Ukrainian ⓘ |
| laterCrimeConcealment | exhumation and burning of bodies by Nazis in 1943 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
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Kyiv ⓘ Kyiv Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the Dnieper River ⓘ |
| massExecutionMethod | shooting ⓘ |
| memorialType | Holocaust memorial ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mass executions during World War II
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mass murder of Jews ⓘ mass shootings by Nazi forces ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimate |
over 33,000 Jews killed on 29–30 September 1941
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tens of thousands of additional victims killed between 1941 and 1943 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust in Ukraine
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Nazi occupation of Kyiv ⓘ
linked to:
German occupation of Ukraine
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| perpetrator |
Einsatzgruppen
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German police units ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ SS units ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Nazi war crimes in Eastern Europe
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symbol of the Holocaust by bullets ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Nazi occupation of Kyiv 1941–1943
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linked to:
German occupation of Ukraine
World War II ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning |
“Old woman’s ravine” in Russian
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“Old woman’s ravine” in Ukrainian ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Jews
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Roma ⓘ Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ Ukrainian nationalists ⓘ civilian hostages ⓘ communists ⓘ psychiatric hospital patients ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babi Yar Description of subject: Babi Yar is a ravine in Kyiv, Ukraine, that became infamous as the site of mass executions of Jews and other victims by Nazi forces during World War II.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
poem "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
subject linked to:
Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich
linked to: Babi Yar
linked to: Babi Yar
subject linked to:
poem "In the Store"
subject linked to:
poem "In the Store"
subject linked to:
poem "In the Store"
subject linked to:
poem "Fears"
linked to: Babi Yar