Estonia–Russia border
E419443
The Estonia–Russia border is the international boundary separating the Republic of Estonia from the Russian Federation, running over land and through bodies of water such as Lake Peipus.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estonia–Russia border canonical | 3 |
| Estonia–Russia border dispute | 1 |
| Estonia–Russia border region | 1 |
| Estonia–Soviet Union border | 1 |
| Ivangorod–Narva border crossing | 1 |
| NATO–Russia border region | 1 |
| Russian–Estonian border | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4182227 — 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.
Target entity: Estonia–Russia border Context triple: [Lake Peipus, border, Estonia–Russia border]
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A.
Soviet–Finnish border
The Soviet–Finnish border was the frontier separating the Soviet Union from Finland, particularly significant as a heavily militarized and contested line during the Winter War and World War II.
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B.
Narva
Narva is a historic city in northeastern Estonia on the border with Russia, known for its strategic military importance and well-preserved fortress overlooking the Narva River.
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C.
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is a strategically important land corridor between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, historically contested between Finland and Russia and heavily fortified and fought over in the 20th century.
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D.
Karelia
Karelia is a historical and cultural region of northern Europe, spanning areas of present-day Finland and Russia and known for its distinct Karelian people, language, and forested lake landscapes.
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E.
Baltic Way
The Baltic Way was a peaceful 1989 political demonstration in which around two million people formed a human chain across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to demand independence from Soviet rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Estonia–Russia border Target entity description: The Estonia–Russia border is the international boundary separating the Republic of Estonia from the Russian Federation, running over land and through bodies of water such as Lake Peipus.
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A.
Soviet–Finnish border
The Soviet–Finnish border was the frontier separating the Soviet Union from Finland, particularly significant as a heavily militarized and contested line during the Winter War and World War II.
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B.
Narva
Narva is a historic city in northeastern Estonia on the border with Russia, known for its strategic military importance and well-preserved fortress overlooking the Narva River.
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C.
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is a strategically important land corridor between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, historically contested between Finland and Russia and heavily fortified and fought over in the 20th century.
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D.
Karelia
Karelia is a historical and cultural region of northern Europe, spanning areas of present-day Finland and Russia and known for its distinct Karelian people, language, and forested lake landscapes.
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E.
Baltic Way
The Baltic Way was a peaceful 1989 political demonstration in which around two million people formed a human chain across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to demand independence from Soviet rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ida-Viru County
ⓘ
Põlva County ⓘ Setomaa region NERFINISHED ⓘ Võru County ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
Baltic states
ⓘ
Northwest Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Russia
|
| borderControlAuthorityEstonia | Estonian Police and Border Guard Board ⓘ |
| borderControlAuthorityRussia |
Federal Border Guard Service of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Border Service of the FSB of Russia
|
| borderFenceConstructionStarted | 2018 ⓘ |
| borderTreatyParties |
Estonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Estonia
Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderTreatySignedOn |
2005-05-18
ⓘ
2014-02-18 ⓘ |
| borderTreatyStatus | not ratified by Russia as of 2024 ⓘ |
| country1 |
Estonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Estonia
|
| country2 |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| crossesLake | Lake Peipus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesRiver | Narva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Treaty of Tartu
ⓘ
surface form:
Tartu Peace Treaty
|
| establishedOn | 1920-02-02 ⓘ |
| governedBy | international law ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Koidula–Kunitsyna Gora crossing
ⓘ
Luhamaa–Shumilkino crossing ⓘ Narva–Ivangorod crossing ⓘ Saatse–Lutepää road segment ⓘ |
| hasBorderFence | yes ⓘ |
| hasSection |
land border
ⓘ
maritime border ⓘ |
| historicalContext | resulted from collapse of Russian Empire and independence of Estonia ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially unsettled ⓘ |
| length | approximately 294 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| modifiedBy |
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet annexation of Estonia
|
| modifiedOn | 1940 ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Union external border
ⓘ
NATO–Russia border ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lake Peipus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Pskov Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Estonia–Russia border
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Estonia–Russia border dispute
|
| securityRegime | heavily controlled external Schengen border ⓘ |
| separates |
Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Estonia–Russia border
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Estonia–Soviet Union border
|
| timeZoneEastSide | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneWestSide | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
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Subject: Estonia–Russia border Description of subject: The Estonia–Russia border is the international boundary separating the Republic of Estonia from the Russian Federation, running over land and through bodies of water such as Lake Peipus.
Referenced by (9)
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