Petrograd garrison
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The Petrograd garrison was the body of soldiers stationed in Petrograd whose shifting allegiance from the Provisional Government to the Bolsheviks played a decisive role in the success of the October Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petrograd garrison canonical | 2 |
| Petrograd police | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2343128 — 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: Petrograd garrison Context triple: [Storming of the Winter Palace, hasParticipant, Petrograd garrison]
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A.
Storming of the Winter Palace
The Storming of the Winter Palace was the key Bolshevik assault in Petrograd on October 25–26, 1917 (Julian calendar), which toppled the Provisional Government and marked the decisive seizure of power in the Russian October Revolution.
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B.
Kronstadt rebellion
The Kronstadt rebellion was a 1921 uprising by Soviet sailors, soldiers, and civilians against Bolshevik rule, symbolizing early resistance to the emerging Soviet authoritarian regime.
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C.
Krasnogvardeyskaya
Krasnogvardeyskaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line serving the southern part of the city.
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D.
Kerensky Offensive
The Kerensky Offensive was a major but ultimately unsuccessful 1917 Russian military campaign against the Central Powers that hastened the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government during World War I.
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E.
Kronstadt
Kronstadt is a historic Russian naval port and fortress city located on Kotlin Island near Saint Petersburg, long serving as a key base for the Russian Baltic Fleet.
- 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: Petrograd garrison Target entity description: The Petrograd garrison was the body of soldiers stationed in Petrograd whose shifting allegiance from the Provisional Government to the Bolsheviks played a decisive role in the success of the October Revolution.
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A.
Storming of the Winter Palace
The Storming of the Winter Palace was the key Bolshevik assault in Petrograd on October 25–26, 1917 (Julian calendar), which toppled the Provisional Government and marked the decisive seizure of power in the Russian October Revolution.
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B.
Kronstadt rebellion
The Kronstadt rebellion was a 1921 uprising by Soviet sailors, soldiers, and civilians against Bolshevik rule, symbolizing early resistance to the emerging Soviet authoritarian regime.
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C.
Krasnogvardeyskaya
Krasnogvardeyskaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line serving the southern part of the city.
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D.
Kerensky Offensive
The Kerensky Offensive was a major but ultimately unsuccessful 1917 Russian military campaign against the Central Powers that hastened the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government during World War I.
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E.
Kronstadt
Kronstadt is a historic Russian naval port and fortress city located on Kotlin Island near Saint Petersburg, long serving as a key base for the Russian Baltic Fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military garrison
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
Petrograd Soviet ⓘ Russian Provisional Government ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Government of Russia
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| commandStructure |
Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd Soviet Military Revolutionary Committee
|
| composedOf |
artillery units
ⓘ
garrison troops unfit for front-line service ⓘ infantry units ⓘ reserve regiments ⓘ training battalions ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | after consolidation of Soviet power ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense of Petrograd
ⓘ
internal security force ⓘ political actor in Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
|
| historicalSignificance |
decisive factor in success of October Revolution
ⓘ
key source of armed support for Bolsheviks in 1917 ⓘ undermined authority of Provisional Government ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik Party
Petrograd Soviet ⓘ anti-war sentiment among soldiers ⓘ desertion crisis in Russian Army ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
Russia ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| opposed |
Russian Provisional Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Government of Russia
|
| participatedIn |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
February Revolution
July Days ⓘ Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
| partOf |
Imperial Russian Army
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Army
Russian military forces in World War I ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
refusal to support Provisional Government against Bolshevik insurrection
ⓘ
shift of allegiance from Provisional Government to Bolsheviks in October 1917 ⓘ support for Military Revolutionary Committee in October 1917 ⓘ |
| successor | Red Army units stationed in Petrograd ⓘ |
| supported |
Bolshevik seizure of power
ⓘ
Petrograd Soviet ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1917
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
Petrograd Soviet ⓘ Russian Provisional Government ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Government of Russia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petrograd garrison Description of subject: The Petrograd garrison was the body of soldiers stationed in Petrograd whose shifting allegiance from the Provisional Government to the Bolsheviks played a decisive role in the success of the October Revolution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petrograd police