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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We doubt Pravda actually did run an editorial about Star Trek, but we also doubt that even Gene Roddenberry would have forged a back-dated letter to support the claim that they did, so we think it likely he genuinely believed they had.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Radio & TV (Russian Crewlette)
Urban Legend: Pravda got Checkov on Star Trek
