Andrei Platonov
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Andrei Platonov was a Soviet Russian writer and novelist known for his philosophically rich, experimental prose that critically explored utopianism, technology, and the human condition under early Soviet rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andrei Platonov canonical | 3 |
| Andrei Platonovich Platonov | 1 |
| Андрей Платонович Платонов | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1947351 — 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: Andrei Platonov Context triple: [Soviet literature, notableAuthor, Andrei Platonov]
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A.
Alexander Fadeyev
Alexander Fadeyev was a prominent Soviet novelist and public figure best known for his works depicting the Russian Civil War and his influential role in the development of socialist realist literature.
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B.
Vasili Shukshin
Vasili Shukshin was a Soviet Russian writer, film director, and actor known for his poignant portrayals of rural life and ordinary people.
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C.
Mikhail Sholokhov
Mikhail Sholokhov was a Soviet Russian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for his epic work "And Quiet Flows the Don" depicting Cossack life during the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
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D.
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian writer and playwright best known for his satirical and fantastical novel "The Master and Margarita."
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E.
Yevgeny Ginzburg
Yevgeny Ginzburg was a Soviet journalist and writer best known for her memoirs detailing her imprisonment during Stalin’s Great Purge and life in the Gulag.
- 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: Andrei Platonov Target entity description: Andrei Platonov was a Soviet Russian writer and novelist known for his philosophically rich, experimental prose that critically explored utopianism, technology, and the human condition under early Soviet rule.
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A.
Alexander Fadeyev
Alexander Fadeyev was a prominent Soviet novelist and public figure best known for his works depicting the Russian Civil War and his influential role in the development of socialist realist literature.
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B.
Vasili Shukshin
Vasili Shukshin was a Soviet Russian writer, film director, and actor known for his poignant portrayals of rural life and ordinary people.
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C.
Mikhail Sholokhov
Mikhail Sholokhov was a Soviet Russian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for his epic work "And Quiet Flows the Don" depicting Cossack life during the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
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D.
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian writer and playwright best known for his satirical and fantastical novel "The Master and Margarita."
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E.
Yevgeny Ginzburg
Yevgeny Ginzburg was a Soviet journalist and writer best known for her memoirs detailing her imprisonment during Stalin’s Great Purge and life in the Gulag.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian writer
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Soviet writer ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Voronezh State Technical University
ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Polytechnic Institute
|
| employer | Soviet newspapers and journals ⓘ |
| familyName | Platonov ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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philosophy of technology in literature ⓘ utopian and dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| fullName |
Andrei Platonov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Andrei Platonovich Platonov
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| genre |
novel
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philosophical fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ socialist realism (contested) ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrei ⓘ |
| hasChild | Platon Platonov ⓘ |
| influenced | Soviet and post-Soviet Russian writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
Soviet literature
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Andrei Platonov
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Андрей Платонович Платонов
|
| notableIdea |
critical exploration of Soviet utopianism
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depiction of dehumanization under industrialization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chevengur
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Happy Moscow ⓘ Soul ⓘ The Foundation Pit ⓘ Pokshenga River ⓘ
surface form:
The River Potudan
|
| occupation |
journalist
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land reclamation engineer ⓘ novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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Voronezh ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Kashintseva ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrei Platonov Description of subject: Andrei Platonov was a Soviet Russian writer and novelist known for his philosophically rich, experimental prose that critically explored utopianism, technology, and the human condition under early Soviet rule.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andrei Platonovich Platonov
this entity surface form:
Андрей Платонович Платонов