Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a prominent Russian businessman and former oil tycoon who became a leading opposition figure and critic of Vladimir Putin after his imprisonment on politically charged charges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Khodorkovsky canonical | 7 |
| Khodorkovsky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7611793 — 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: Mikhail Khodorkovsky Context triple: [Russian opposition movement, hasNotableFigure, Mikhail Khodorkovsky]
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A.
Anatoly Chubais
Anatoly Chubais is a Russian economist and politician best known as a chief architect of Russia’s post-Soviet privatization reforms and a prominent liberal reformer in the 1990s.
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B.
Boris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky is a renowned Russian pianist celebrated for his virtuosic technique and powerful interpretations of the Romantic repertoire.
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C.
Oleg Deripaska
Oleg Deripaska is a Russian billionaire industrialist and oligarch known for his leadership of aluminum giant Rusal and his close ties to the Kremlin.
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D.
William Browder
William Browder is an American mathematician renowned for his contributions to algebraic topology and differential topology, particularly in surgery theory and the study of manifolds.
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E.
Timur Gaidar
Timur Gaidar was a Soviet naval officer, journalist, and writer, best known as the son of famed author Arkady Gaidar and the father of Russian reformist politician Yegor Gaidar.
- 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: Mikhail Khodorkovsky Target entity description: Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a prominent Russian businessman and former oil tycoon who became a leading opposition figure and critic of Vladimir Putin after his imprisonment on politically charged charges.
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A.
Anatoly Chubais
Anatoly Chubais is a Russian economist and politician best known as a chief architect of Russia’s post-Soviet privatization reforms and a prominent liberal reformer in the 1990s.
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B.
Boris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky is a renowned Russian pianist celebrated for his virtuosic technique and powerful interpretations of the Romantic repertoire.
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C.
Oleg Deripaska
Oleg Deripaska is a Russian billionaire industrialist and oligarch known for his leadership of aluminum giant Rusal and his close ties to the Kremlin.
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D.
William Browder
William Browder is an American mathematician renowned for his contributions to algebraic topology and differential topology, particularly in surgery theory and the study of manifolds.
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E.
Timur Gaidar
Timur Gaidar was a Soviet naval officer, journalist, and writer, best known as the son of famed author Arkady Gaidar and the father of Russian reformist politician Yegor Gaidar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dissident
ⓘ
human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | various human rights awards ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment |
embezzlement charges
ⓘ
fraud charges ⓘ tax evasion charges ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russia ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia ⓘ |
| employer |
Yukos
ⓘ
linked to:
Yukos oil company
|
| familyName |
Khodorkovsky
ⓘ
linked to:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
|
| fieldOfWork |
oil industry
ⓘ
political activism ⓘ |
| founded |
Menatep Bank
ⓘ
Open Russia (movement) ⓘ
linked to:
Open Russia network
Open Russia Foundation ⓘ
linked to:
Open Russia network
|
| givenName | Mikhail ⓘ |
| hasPublishedWork | books on Russia and politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for rule of law in Russia
ⓘ
being a former Russian oil tycoon ⓘ public criticism of Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | political prisoner (widely regarded) ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian opposition movement
ⓘ
pro-democracy movement in Russia ⓘ |
| name | Mikhail Khodorkovsky ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Yukos trial
ⓘ
linked to:
Yukos oil company affair
arrest in 2003 ⓘ pardon by Vladimir Putin ⓘ release from prison in 2013 ⓘ second trial on additional charges ⓘ |
| notableFor | Yukos oil company ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opposition to Vladimir Putin
ⓘ
pro-democracy advocacy in Russia ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opponent | Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
liberal opposition
ⓘ
pro-European orientation ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of Yukos ⓘ |
| residence |
London (reported)
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
exile in Europe ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikhail Khodorkovsky Description of subject: Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a prominent Russian businessman and former oil tycoon who became a leading opposition figure and critic of Vladimir Putin after his imprisonment on politically charged charges.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mikhail Khodorkovsky