Claim(permalink)
The character of Ensign Chekov was added to the television series 'Star Trek' because an editorial in the Communist newspaper Pravda had criticized the lack of a Soviet crewman on board the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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Date published
1999-03-22
Entities
MarsPublic relationsHearsayScience fictionPublicity stuntCommunist Party USANielsen ratingsPrime timeStarship EnterpriseOuter spaceWilliam ShatnerNationalismCable televisionThe ChancesVice presidentThe BeatlesCold WarSapStar TrekXenophobiaManchesterCBSSoviet UnionAmerican Broadcasting CompanyNBCMoscowRussiaRussian languageUnited StatesToupéeImpersonatorGene RoddenberryCultural impact of the BeatlesBillboardGhostwriterWestern fictionThe RealIron CurtainDecidedly
