Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince Andrei Bolkonsky canonical | 16 |
| Andrei Bolkonsky | 8 |
| Andrey Bolkonsky | 1 |
| Prince Andrei Khovansky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860470 — 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: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Context triple: [War and Peace, featuresCharacter, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky]
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A.
Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
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B.
Vasily Ulrikh
Vasily Ulrikh was a Soviet judge and key figure in Stalin’s Great Purge, notorious for presiding over major show trials and issuing numerous death sentences.
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C.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
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D.
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
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E.
Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
- 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: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Target entity description: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
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A.
Pierre Bezukhov
Pierre Bezukhov is a central character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," a wealthy, idealistic nobleman whose spiritual and moral development is a major focus of the story.
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B.
Vasily Ulrikh
Vasily Ulrikh was a Soviet judge and key figure in Stalin’s Great Purge, notorious for presiding over major show trials and issuing numerous death sentences.
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C.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
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D.
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
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E.
Anatole Kuragin
Anatole Kuragin is a charming but morally reckless aristocrat in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his hedonism, irresponsibility, and destructive romantic entanglements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nobleman
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army officer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | War and Peace ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Christian morality
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disillusionment with glory ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Bolkonsky family estate
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linked to:
Bolkonsky estate (fictional)
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| causeOfDeath | wounds from Battle of Borodino (fictional) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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disillusioned ⓘ honorable ⓘ idealistic ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| child |
Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky
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linked to:
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
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| closeFriend | Pierre Bezukhov ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bolkonsky estate (fictional) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bolkonsky
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linked to:
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
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| father | Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
War and Peace universe
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linked to:
War and Peace
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| firstAppearance |
War and Peace, Volume I
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linked to:
War and Peace
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| givenName | Andrei ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityArc | from ambition to spiritual resignation ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Natasha Rostova ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryRank | prince ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in War and Peace ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Borodino campaign (fictional participation)
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linked to:
Battle of Borodino
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| occupation |
aide-de-camp
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officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Battle of Austerlitz (fictional)
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linked to:
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino (fictional) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Borodino
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| religion | Russian Orthodoxy (depicted) ⓘ |
| seeks | meaning of life ⓘ |
| sibling | Princess Marya Bolkonskaya ⓘ |
| socialClass | Russian aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lise Bolkonskaya
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linked to:
Princess Liza Bolkonskaya
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| timePeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| undergoes | spiritual transformation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Description of subject: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
subject linked to:
Volume III
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
subject linked to:
Bolkonsky estate (fictional)
subject linked to:
Bolkonsky estate (fictional)
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
subject linked to:
war and peace
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
linked to: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky