Rufina Pukhova
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Rufina Pukhova was the Russian wife of British double agent Kim Philby, with whom she lived in Moscow after his defection to the Soviet Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rufina Pukhova canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9543521 — 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: Rufina Pukhova Context triple: [Kim Philby, spouse, Rufina Pukhova]
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A.
Vasilisa Melentyeva
Vasilisa Melentyeva is a semi-legendary figure traditionally regarded as one of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible’s later wives in 16th-century Russia.
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B.
Raïssa Myshetskaya
Raïssa Myshetskaya was the Russian-born mother of renowned French music teacher and conductor Nadia Boulanger.
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C.
Tatiana Likhacheva
Tatiana Likhacheva was a Soviet film editor best known for her work on Sergei Bondarchuk’s epic film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace" (1965–1967).
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D.
Elena Bashkirova
Elena Bashkirova is a Russian-born pianist and renowned chamber musician who is also the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival.
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E.
Vera Tulyakova
Vera Tulyakova was a Russian actress and translator best known as the later-life partner and muse of Turkish poet Nâzim Hikmet.
- 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: Rufina Pukhova Target entity description: Rufina Pukhova was the Russian wife of British double agent Kim Philby, with whom she lived in Moscow after his defection to the Soviet Union.
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A.
Vasilisa Melentyeva
Vasilisa Melentyeva is a semi-legendary figure traditionally regarded as one of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible’s later wives in 16th-century Russia.
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B.
Raïssa Myshetskaya
Raïssa Myshetskaya was the Russian-born mother of renowned French music teacher and conductor Nadia Boulanger.
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C.
Tatiana Likhacheva
Tatiana Likhacheva was a Soviet film editor best known for her work on Sergei Bondarchuk’s epic film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace" (1965–1967).
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D.
Elena Bashkirova
Elena Bashkirova is a Russian-born pianist and renowned chamber musician who is also the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival.
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E.
Vera Tulyakova
Vera Tulyakova was a Russian actress and translator best known as the later-life partner and muse of Turkish poet Nâzim Hikmet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian person
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British–Soviet espionage during the Cold War
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Soviet intelligence community ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusDuringMarriage | Soviet citizen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| livedWith | Kim Philby ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Kim Philby ⓘ |
| notableEvent | life in Moscow with Kim Philby after his defection to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the Russian wife of British double agent Kim Philby ⓘ |
| placeOfResidenceAfterPhilbyDefection | Moscow ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Kim Philby ⓘ |
| spouseCountryOfCitizenship |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouseDefectionContext | Cold War espionage ⓘ |
| spouseDefectionDestination | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| spouseEmployer |
British intelligence services
ⓘ
linked to:
British intelligence
Soviet intelligence services ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet intelligence community
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| spouseOccupation | double agent ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rufina Pukhova Description of subject: Rufina Pukhova was the Russian wife of British double agent Kim Philby, with whom she lived in Moscow after his defection to the Soviet Union.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.