Petya Rostov
E491565
Petya Rostov is the youngest, impulsive son of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his youthful enthusiasm and tragic fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Petya Rostov canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4823438 — 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: Petya Rostov Context triple: [Count Ilya Rostov, hasChild, Petya Rostov]
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A.
Nikolai Rostov
Nikolai Rostov is a young, impulsive Russian nobleman and cavalry officer whose idealism, patriotism, and personal growth form a central thread in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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B.
Count Ilya Rostov
Count Ilya Rostov is a warm-hearted, generous, and somewhat imprudent Russian nobleman and patriarch of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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C.
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
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D.
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky is a stern, principled, and intellectually rigorous retired military officer and patriarch in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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E.
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
- 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: Petya Rostov Target entity description: Petya Rostov is the youngest, impulsive son of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his youthful enthusiasm and tragic fate.
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A.
Nikolai Rostov
Nikolai Rostov is a young, impulsive Russian nobleman and cavalry officer whose idealism, patriotism, and personal growth form a central thread in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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B.
Count Ilya Rostov
Count Ilya Rostov is a warm-hearted, generous, and somewhat imprudent Russian nobleman and patriarch of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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C.
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky is a central, introspective nobleman and army officer in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, whose search for meaning and personal transformation drives much of the novel’s moral and philosophical depth.
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D.
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky is a stern, principled, and intellectually rigorous retired military officer and patriarch in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace."
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E.
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and member of the Romanov dynasty who lived in exile after the Russian Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | adolescent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | War and Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | historical novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
coming of age
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family and war ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enthusiastic
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idealistic ⓘ impulsive ⓘ naive ⓘ |
| childOf |
Count Ilya Rostov
NERFINISHED
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Countess Natalya Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathContext | Russian partisan operations against the French ⓘ |
| familyName | Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | War and Peace universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1869 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Pyotr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfWork | realism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rostov family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAffiliation | Russian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts youthful idealism with war’s reality
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illustrates tragedy of war ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| nickname | Petya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
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Patriotic War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
minor character
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symbol of youthful patriotism ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| sibling |
Natasha Rostova
NERFINISHED
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Nikolai Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petya Rostov Description of subject: Petya Rostov is the youngest, impulsive son of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his youthful enthusiasm and tragic fate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.