Claim: 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.
Fact-check: Was Star Trek's Chekov Inspired by Pravda?
Verdict: legend
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 1999-03-23T00:00:00