Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56259485
Derived from: https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/443c51d5-44ca-4ed5-bda8-d405e9d43270
Usage: https://musicbrainz.org/recording/70e1df07-e66b-44a4-bb3d-0721557ba2cc
Invented by: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61761700

More info: https://collection.yale.edu/2018/03/15/russian-bassoon/

Disambiguation: upright serpent popular in military bands in the early 19th century
Description: upright version of the serpent, easier to play while marching, that was invented in France and became popular with European military bands. It's neither a bassoon nor Russian.