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Semion

Semion is a male Slavic given name. Notable people with the name include: *Semion Abugov (1877–1950), Jewish, Russian and Soviet painter and art educator *Semion Alapin (1856–1923), chess master, openings analyst, and puzzle composer *Semion Belits-Geiman (born 1945), former Soviet freestyle swimmer *Semion Bogatyrev (1890–1960), Russian musicologist and composer *Semion Braude (1911–2003), Ukrainian physicist and radio astronomer *Semion Budionnyi (1883–1973), red cossack, Soviet cavalryman, military commander, politician and close ally of Joseph Stalin *Semion Chelyuskin (1700–1764), Russian polar explorer and naval officer *Semion Domash (born 1950), Belarusian politician *Semion Elistratov (born 1990), Russian short-track speed-skater *Semion Grigoryevich Frug (1860–1916), multi-lingual Russian poet, lyricist and author *Semion Furman (1920–1978), Soviet chess International Grandmaster and trainer *Semion Grossu (born 1934), Moldovan politician and businessman *Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general *Semion Mogilevich (born 1946), Israeli, Ukrainian-born organized crime boss, believed to be the "boss of bosses" of most Russian Mafia syndicates in the world *Semion Morozov (1914–1943), commissar of the Taganrog antifascist underground organization (1941–1943) *Semion G.…

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Semion is a male Slavic given name. Notable people with the name include: *Semion Abugov (1877–1950), Jewish, Russian and Soviet painter and art educator *Semion Alapin (1856–1923), chess master, openings analyst, and puzzle composer *Semion Belits-Geiman (born 1945), former Soviet freestyle swimmer *Semion Bogatyrev (1890–1960), Russian musicologist and composer *Semion Braude (1911–2003), Ukrainian physicist and radio astronomer *Semion Budionnyi (1883–1973), red cossack, Soviet cavalryman, military commander, politician and close ally of Joseph Stalin *Semion Chelyuskin (1700–1764), Russian polar explorer and naval officer *Semion Domash (born 1950), Belarusian politician *Semion Elistratov (born 1990), Russian short-track speed-skater *Semion Grigoryevich Frug (1860–1916), multi-lingual Russian poet, lyricist and author *Semion Furman (1920–1978), Soviet chess International Grandmaster and trainer *Semion Grossu (born 1934), Moldovan politician and businessman *Semion Ivanov (1907–1993), Soviet general *Semion Mogilevich (born 1946), Israeli, Ukrainian-born organized crime boss, believed to be the "boss of bosses" of most Russian Mafia syndicates in the world *Semion Morozov (1914–1943), commissar of the Taganrog antifascist underground organization (1941–1943) *Semion G.…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1895 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1895". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345514049

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