Salt for Svanetia
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Salt for Svanetia is a 1930 Soviet silent documentary film that portrays the harsh life and isolation of the Svan people in the Caucasus Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salt for Svanetia canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9063775 — 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: Salt for Svanetia Context triple: [Mikhail Kalatozov, directed, Salt for Svanetia]
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A.
Sparnacien
Sparnacien is the French demonym for an inhabitant of the town of Épernay in the Champagne region.
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B.
Syvota
Syvota is a coastal village and popular tourist resort on the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece, known for its scenic bays and nearby islands.
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C.
The Snake's Pass
The Snake's Pass is an 1890 adventure novel by Bram Stoker, set in rural Ireland and blending romance, folklore, and mystery around a legendary buried treasure.
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D.
The Old Country
The Old Country is a stage play by British writer Alan Bennett that explores themes of exile, loyalty, and political disillusionment through the story of a Soviet defector living in rural England.
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E.
The Old Country
"The Old Country" is a track by the experimental metal band Uncommon Ritual, likely blending complex rhythms and unconventional structures characteristic of their style.
- 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: Salt for Svanetia Target entity description: Salt for Svanetia is a 1930 Soviet silent documentary film that portrays the harsh life and isolation of the Svan people in the Caucasus Mountains.
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A.
Sparnacien
Sparnacien is the French demonym for an inhabitant of the town of Épernay in the Champagne region.
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B.
Syvota
Syvota is a coastal village and popular tourist resort on the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece, known for its scenic bays and nearby islands.
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C.
The Snake's Pass
The Snake's Pass is an 1890 adventure novel by Bram Stoker, set in rural Ireland and blending romance, folklore, and mystery around a legendary buried treasure.
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D.
The Old Country
The Old Country is a stage play by British writer Alan Bennett that explores themes of exile, loyalty, and political disillusionment through the story of a Soviet defector living in rural England.
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E.
The Old Country
"The Old Country" is a track by the experimental metal band Uncommon Ritual, likely blending complex rhythms and unconventional structures characteristic of their style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedIn | Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depicts |
Svan people
ⓘ
harsh living conditions ⓘ isolation ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| director | Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ |
| era | early Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
silent cinema ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethnographic depiction of Svanetia
ⓘ
innovative cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian intertitles ⓘ |
| portrays |
economic hardship
ⓘ
geographical isolation ⓘ struggle for basic resources ⓘ traditional Svan culture ⓘ |
| producer | Sovkino ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sovkino ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mikhail Kalatozov ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Caucasus Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Caucasus
Svanetia ⓘ
linked to:
Svaneti
|
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | lack of salt supply in Svanetia ⓘ |
| title | Salt for Svanetia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salt for Svanetia Description of subject: Salt for Svanetia is a 1930 Soviet silent documentary film that portrays the harsh life and isolation of the Svan people in the Caucasus Mountains.
Referenced by (4)
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