Mask of Sorrow
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Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mask of Sorrow canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1087596 — 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: Mask of Sorrow Context triple: [Magadan, hasMonument, Mask of Sorrow]
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A.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
Death Has a Shadow
"Death Has a Shadow" is the pilot episode of the animated television series Family Guy, which introduces the Griffin family and sets the tone for the show's irreverent humor.
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C.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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D.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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E.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
- 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: Mask of Sorrow Target entity description: Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
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A.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
Death Has a Shadow
"Death Has a Shadow" is the pilot episode of the animated television series Family Guy, which introduces the Griffin family and sets the tone for the show's irreverent humor.
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C.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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D.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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E.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial
ⓘ
monumental sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| architect | Ernst Neizvestny ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kolyma region
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadan Oblast
Soviet history ⓘ Stalinist purges ⓘ
linked to:
Stalinist repressions
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Magadan Oblast
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Russia ⓘ Monuments and memorials to victims of communism ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Russia ⓘ |
| coDesigner |
Andrey Zhagin
ⓘ
V. B. Belogolovsky ⓘ |
| commemorates |
victims of Stalinist political repression
ⓘ
victims of forced labor camps ⓘ victims of political repression in the Soviet Union ⓘ victims of the Gulag ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gulag prisoners
ⓘ
victims of the Kolyma camps ⓘ |
| designer | Ernst Neizvestny ⓘ |
| elevation | hill above Magadan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Orthodox cross on the reverse side
ⓘ
figures of a man and a woman at the base ⓘ one eye as a barred window ⓘ one eye as a tear ⓘ reliefs depicting suffering prisoners ⓘ small masks on the back side ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
names of execution and imprisonment sites
ⓘ
names of labor camps ⓘ |
| hasShape | large human face mask ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
collective suffering
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imprisonment and surveillance ⓘ religious and spiritual mourning ⓘ tears for the dead ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magadan
ⓘ
Magadan Oblast ⓘ Russian Far East ⓘ
linked to:
Russia Far East
|
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
metal ⓘ |
| memorialType |
Gulag memorial
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulag museums
|
| purpose |
memorialization of Stalin-era terror
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public remembrance of Gulag victims ⓘ |
| sculptor | Ernst Neizvestny ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1996 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: Mask of Sorrow Description of subject: Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
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