Sofia Perovskaya
E474967
Sofia Perovskaya was a Russian revolutionary and member of the group that organized the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, becoming one of the first women executed for political terrorism in the Russian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sofia Perovskaya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4850668 — 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: Sofia Perovskaya Context triple: [Narodnaya Volya, hasMember, Sofia Perovskaya]
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A.
Anna Kuliscioff
Anna Kuliscioff was a prominent Italian socialist, feminist, and physician who became one of the leading theorists and activists of the Italian workers’ and women’s movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Anna Trebunskaya
Anna Trebunskaya is a Russian-born professional ballroom dancer best known for her multiple appearances as a pro on the U.S. television show Dancing with the Stars.
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C.
Ulitsa Skobelevskaya
Ulitsa Skobelevskaya is a Moscow Metro station serving the Butovskaya Line in the southern part of Moscow, Russia.
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D.
Agaphia Grushevskaya
Agaphia Grushevskaya was a Russian noblewoman who became Tsaritsa as the first wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in the late 17th century.
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E.
Margarita Petrovna
Margarita Petrovna was a lesser-known daughter of Empress Catherine I of Russia, connected to the early 18th-century Russian imperial family.
- 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: Sofia Perovskaya Target entity description: Sofia Perovskaya was a Russian revolutionary and member of the group that organized the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, becoming one of the first women executed for political terrorism in the Russian Empire.
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A.
Anna Kuliscioff
Anna Kuliscioff was a prominent Italian socialist, feminist, and physician who became one of the leading theorists and activists of the Italian workers’ and women’s movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Anna Trebunskaya
Anna Trebunskaya is a Russian-born professional ballroom dancer best known for her multiple appearances as a pro on the U.S. television show Dancing with the Stars.
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C.
Ulitsa Skobelevskaya
Ulitsa Skobelevskaya is a Moscow Metro station serving the Butovskaya Line in the southern part of Moscow, Russia.
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D.
Agaphia Grushevskaya
Agaphia Grushevskaya was a Russian noblewoman who became Tsaritsa as the first wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in the late 17th century.
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E.
Margarita Petrovna
Margarita Petrovna was a lesser-known daughter of Empress Catherine I of Russia, connected to the early 18th-century Russian imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian revolutionary
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of Narodnaya Volya ⓘ political activist ⓘ terrorist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
regicide
ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1853-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Alarchin Women’s Courses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Perovskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Lev Perovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinator of bomb throwers on 13 March 1881
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organizer of assassination plot ⓘ |
| ideology |
populism
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revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | capital punishment ⓘ |
| memberOf | Narodnaya Volya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Narodnaya Volya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narodnik movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian populist movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first women executed for political terrorism in the Russian Empire
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leading role in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II ⓘ |
| notableWork | assassination of Alexander II of Russia ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Russian revolutionary movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assassination of Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-tsarist
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revolutionary opposition to autocracy ⓘ |
| relative | Lev Perovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest after assassination of Alexander II
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trial and death sentence in 1881 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sofia Perovskaya Description of subject: Sofia Perovskaya was a Russian revolutionary and member of the group that organized the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, becoming one of the first women executed for political terrorism in the Russian Empire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.