play "Boris Godunov"
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The play "Boris Godunov" is a historical drama by Alexander Pushkin that portrays the turbulent reign of the Russian tsar Boris Godunov and the rise of the pretender Grigori Otrepyev during the Time of Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
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| play "Boris Godunov" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9551997 — 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: play "Boris Godunov" Context triple: [Grigori Otrepyev, firstAppearance, play "Boris Godunov"]
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A.
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
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B.
opera "Eugene Onegin"
"Eugene Onegin" is a lyric opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse and renowned as one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire.
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opera "A Life for the Tsar"
"A Life for the Tsar" is a 19th-century Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the first great Russian national opera.
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D.
Katerina Izmailova in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Katerina Izmailova is the tragic, emotionally intense soprano heroine of Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk*, whose descent into crime and despair drives the work’s dramatic arc.
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E.
Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
Alexander Nevsky is a cantata by Sergei Prokofiev, adapted from his film score for Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 historical epic about the medieval Russian prince and military leader Alexander Nevsky.
- 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: play "Boris Godunov" Target entity description: The play "Boris Godunov" is a historical drama by Alexander Pushkin that portrays the turbulent reign of the Russian tsar Boris Godunov and the rise of the pretender Grigori Otrepyev during the Time of Troubles.
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A.
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
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B.
opera "Eugene Onegin"
"Eugene Onegin" is a lyric opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse and renowned as one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire.
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C.
Ivan the Terrible (opera)
Ivan the Terrible is an opera by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the life and reign of the infamous Russian tsar Ivan IV.
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D.
opera "A Life for the Tsar"
"A Life for the Tsar" is a 19th-century Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the first great Russian national opera.
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E.
Katerina Izmailova in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Katerina Izmailova is the tragic, emotionally intense soprano heroine of Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk*, whose descent into crime and despair drives the work’s dramatic arc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical drama
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play ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical events in Russia
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life of Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| character |
Boris Godunov
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Feodor II of Russia ⓘ Grigori Otrepyev NERFINISHED ⓘ Marina Mniszech ⓘ Patriarch of Moscow ⓘ
linked to:
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'
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| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Russian history
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Time of Troubles in Russia ⓘ
linked to:
Time of Troubles
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| depicts |
political instability in Russia
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psychological torment of a ruler ⓘ struggle for the Russian throne ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Boris Godunov (opera) by Modest Mussorgsky
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linked to:
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
film adaptations of Boris Godunov ⓘ stage productions in Russian theatres ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Russian historical literature
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later Russian playwrights ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Russian monarchy
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church and state relations ⓘ popular unrest ⓘ usurpation of the throne ⓘ |
| influenced |
Boris Godunov (opera)
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linked to:
opera "Boris Godunov"
Russian historical drama tradition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundation of Russian national drama
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major work of Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Boris Godunov
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Grigori Otrepyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
fate and destiny
ⓘ
guilt and conscience ⓘ legitimacy of power ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays |
reign of Tsar Boris Godunov
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rise of the pretender Grigori Otrepyev ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Russia ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and scenes ⓘ |
| title | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| workOf | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: play "Boris Godunov" Description of subject: The play "Boris Godunov" is a historical drama by Alexander Pushkin that portrays the turbulent reign of the Russian tsar Boris Godunov and the rise of the pretender Grigori Otrepyev during the Time of Troubles.
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subject linked to:
Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)