Lake Ladoga ice road
E62745
The Lake Ladoga ice road, known as the "Road of Life," was a crucial winter transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga that enabled the besieged city of Leningrad to receive supplies and evacuate civilians during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Ladoga ice road canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T506845 — 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: Lake Ladoga ice road Context triple: [Siege of Leningrad, supplyRoute, Lake Ladoga ice road]
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A.
Filevskaya Line
Filevskaya Line is one of the lines of the Moscow Metro, known for its partially surface-level sections and service to western districts of the city.
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B.
Scandinavia–Russia transport corridor
The Scandinavia–Russia transport corridor is a major international route facilitating road and trade connections between the Nordic countries and the Russian Federation.
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C.
Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway is a major roadway in Moscow and Moscow Oblast that serves as a key transport route connecting the city to Domodedovo International Airport and other southern suburbs.
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D.
Butovskaya Line
The Butovskaya Line is a light metro line in the Moscow Metro system serving the Butovo district in the city’s south.
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E.
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Tokyo that spans Tokyo Bay, connecting the Shibaura Pier area with the Odaiba waterfront district and serving as an iconic feature of the city’s skyline.
- 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: Lake Ladoga ice road Target entity description: The Lake Ladoga ice road, known as the "Road of Life," was a crucial winter transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga that enabled the besieged city of Leningrad to receive supplies and evacuate civilians during World War II.
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A.
Filevskaya Line
Filevskaya Line is one of the lines of the Moscow Metro, known for its partially surface-level sections and service to western districts of the city.
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B.
Scandinavia–Russia transport corridor
The Scandinavia–Russia transport corridor is a major international route facilitating road and trade connections between the Nordic countries and the Russian Federation.
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C.
Kashirskoye Highway
Kashirskoye Highway is a major roadway in Moscow and Moscow Oblast that serves as a key transport route connecting the city to Domodedovo International Airport and other southern suburbs.
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D.
Butovskaya Line
The Butovskaya Line is a light metro line in the Moscow Metro system serving the Butovo district in the city’s south.
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E.
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Tokyo that spans Tokyo Bay, connecting the Shibaura Pier area with the Odaiba waterfront district and serving as an iconic feature of the city’s skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military route
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ice road ⓘ wartime supply route ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Siege of Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Leningrad blockade
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| connectedTo | rail and road networks east of Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| enabled |
delivery of ammunition to Leningrad
ⓘ
delivery of food to Leningrad ⓘ delivery of fuel to Leningrad ⓘ evacuation of civilians from Leningrad ⓘ |
| endPoint | southern and eastern shores of Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Road of Life
ⓘ
surface form:
Doroga zhizni
Road of Life ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of Leningrad’s survival ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
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| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leningrad Oblast
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Road of Life memorial complex near Saint Petersburg
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surface form:
Road of Life memorial complex on Lake Ladoga
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| notableYear |
1941
ⓘ
1942 ⓘ 1943 ⓘ |
| operationalSeason | winter ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Leningrad supply system
|
| primaryFunction |
evacuation route
ⓘ
supply route ⓘ |
| RussianName |
Road of Life
ⓘ
surface form:
Дорога жизни
|
| servedCity |
Leningrad
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| startPoint | Leningrad ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | only major supply route to besieged Leningrad in early siege period ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Russian historical studies
ⓘ
Soviet war memorials ⓘ |
| surfaceType | frozen lake ice ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
German aircraft
ⓘ
German artillery ⓘ |
| transportMode |
horse-drawn sledges
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ truck convoys ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet civilian transport ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Siege of Leningrad
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Ladoga ice road Description of subject: The Lake Ladoga ice road, known as the "Road of Life," was a crucial winter transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga that enabled the besieged city of Leningrad to receive supplies and evacuate civilians during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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