Starshina
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Starshina was a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the Soviet military, roughly equivalent to a master sergeant and typically responsible for unit administration and discipline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starshina canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11388006 — 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: Starshina Context triple: [Soviet military ranks, hadRank, Starshina]
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A.
Ryarsh
Ryarsh is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and local community amenities.
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B.
Aestrelata
Aestrelata is a genus of medium-sized oceanic seabirds in the petrel family, known for their long-distance pelagic flights and association with remote island breeding sites.
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C.
Stargunn
Stargunn was a Southern rock and outlaw country band fronted by musician Shooter Jennings in the early 2000s.
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D.
Mira
Mira is a coastal municipality in central Portugal known for its beaches, lagoons, and natural landscapes.
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E.
Mira
Mira is a town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated along the Brenta Canal between Venice and Padua and known for its historic Venetian villas.
- 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: Starshina Target entity description: Starshina was a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the Soviet military, roughly equivalent to a master sergeant and typically responsible for unit administration and discipline.
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A.
Ryarsh
Ryarsh is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and local community amenities.
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B.
Aestrelata
Aestrelata is a genus of medium-sized oceanic seabirds in the petrel family, known for their long-distance pelagic flights and association with remote island breeding sites.
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C.
Stargunn
Stargunn was a Southern rock and outlaw country band fronted by musician Shooter Jennings in the early 2000s.
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D.
Mira
Mira is a coastal municipality in central Portugal known for its beaches, lagoons, and natural landscapes.
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E.
Mira
Mira is a town in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated along the Brenta Canal between Venice and Padua and known for its historic Venetian villas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ non-commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| approximateNATOequivalent | OR-8 ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet military personnel ranks
ⓘ
non-commissioned officer ranks of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrineRole | link between officers and enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Russian word for elder or senior ⓘ |
| genderForm | masculine ⓘ |
| insigniaElement | chevrons ⓘ |
| insigniaType | shoulder boards ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Soviet Armed Forces rank system of the late 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above Starshy serzhant
ⓘ
below praporshchik ⓘ |
| promotionSource | promotion from lower sergeant ranks ⓘ |
| rankClass | senior non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| rankGroup | sergeant ranks ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
day-to-day internal order of the unit
ⓘ
implementation of commanders’ administrative directives ⓘ |
| roughEquivalentRank |
first sergeant
ⓘ
master sergeant ⓘ |
| serviceType | enlisted rank ⓘ |
| status | historical rank ⓘ |
| trainingLevel | experienced NCO ⓘ |
| typicalAppointment |
company starshina
ⓘ
senior NCO of a company ⓘ |
| typicalDuties |
logistics supervision at company level
ⓘ
maintenance of discipline ⓘ management of company property ⓘ oversight of barracks and living conditions ⓘ unit administration ⓘ |
| usedBy | Warsaw Pact–aligned forces influenced by Soviet rank structure ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| usedInBranch |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces ⓘ Soviet Army ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
Soviet Border Troops ⓘ Soviet Internal Troops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starshina Description of subject: Starshina was a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the Soviet military, roughly equivalent to a master sergeant and typically responsible for unit administration and discipline.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.