Pavel Korchagin
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Pavel Korchagin is the resilient, idealistic young revolutionary who serves as the central hero of Nikolai Ostrovsky’s socialist realist novel "How the Steel Was Tempered."
All labels observed (1)
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| Pavel Korchagin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10108416 — 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: Pavel Korchagin Context triple: [How the Steel Was Tempered, mainCharacter, Pavel Korchagin]
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A.
Alyosha Peshkov
Alyosha Peshkov is the young, semi-autobiographical protagonist of Maxim Gorky’s novel "My Childhood," depicting his harsh upbringing and moral development in late 19th-century Russia.
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B.
Erast Garin
Erast Garin was a prominent Soviet and Russian actor and theater director known for his distinctive comedic style and roles in classic Soviet cinema.
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C.
Dmitri Razumikhin
Dmitri Razumikhin is a loyal, good-natured friend of Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment," known for his generosity, practicality, and moral steadiness.
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D.
Alyosha Skvortsov
Alyosha Skvortsov is the young, idealistic Soviet soldier who serves as the central protagonist in the classic 1959 war film "Ballad of a Soldier."
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E.
Pavel Batov
Pavel Batov was a distinguished Soviet general who commanded key formations on the Eastern Front during World War II and later held senior military and political posts in the USSR.
- 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: Pavel Korchagin Target entity description: Pavel Korchagin is the resilient, idealistic young revolutionary who serves as the central hero of Nikolai Ostrovsky’s socialist realist novel "How the Steel Was Tempered."
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A.
Alyosha Peshkov
Alyosha Peshkov is the young, semi-autobiographical protagonist of Maxim Gorky’s novel "My Childhood," depicting his harsh upbringing and moral development in late 19th-century Russia.
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B.
Erast Garin
Erast Garin was a prominent Soviet and Russian actor and theater director known for his distinctive comedic style and roles in classic Soviet cinema.
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C.
Dmitri Razumikhin
Dmitri Razumikhin is a loyal, good-natured friend of Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment," known for his generosity, practicality, and moral steadiness.
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D.
Alyosha Skvortsov
Alyosha Skvortsov is the young, idealistic Soviet soldier who serves as the central protagonist in the classic 1959 war film "Ballad of a Soldier."
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E.
Pavel Batov
Pavel Batov was a distinguished Soviet general who commanded key formations on the Eastern Front during World War II and later held senior military and political posts in the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| activityDespiteDisability |
continues revolutionary work
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writes about the revolution ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of How the Steel Was Tempered
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television adaptations of How the Steel Was Tempered ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Bolsheviks
NERFINISHED
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Komsomol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nikolai Ostrovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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disciplined ⓘ idealistic ⓘ loyal to the Communist cause ⓘ resilient ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creator | Nikolai Ostrovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic figure in Soviet literature
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used as educational model for Soviet youth ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | How the Steel Was Tempered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel How the Steel Was Tempered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | socialist realism ⓘ |
| healthStatusInNarrative |
partially paralyzed
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severely disabled ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Nikolai Ostrovsky’s life ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralQuality |
readiness for self‑denial
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unyielding will ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of socialist realist ideals
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model Soviet hero ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | living life so there is nothing to regret ⓘ |
| occupation | revolutionary activist ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central hero
ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ |
| setting |
Russian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Soviet period ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ideal Soviet youth
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moral and spiritual tempering like steel ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
collectivism
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duty to the revolution ⓘ forging of character ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ struggle and perseverance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pavel Korchagin Description of subject: Pavel Korchagin is the resilient, idealistic young revolutionary who serves as the central hero of Nikolai Ostrovsky’s socialist realist novel "How the Steel Was Tempered."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.