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The city was renamed St. Petersburg in 1991, four years after the movie was filmed, causing a real life {{w|retcon}}. |
The city was renamed St. Petersburg in 1991, four years after the movie was filmed, causing a real life {{w|retcon}}. |
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+ | It is possible that the city adapted ''Leningrad'' as a retro-nickname. And, also possible that Chekov was just really bad at making up history (since the city was not called Leningrad for the first time yet when scotch was "invented"). However, the 'Oblast,' or administrative region, surrounding the city of St. Petersburg is still called Leningrad. |
Fandom sources place Pavel Chekov's birthplace as St. Petersburg/Leningrad. |
Fandom sources place Pavel Chekov's birthplace as St. Petersburg/Leningrad. |
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Revision as of 07:11, 13 January 2008
Leningrad is a city located on Earth in the former nation-state of Russia. The city was named for the communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
In 2268, Pavel Chekov claimed that Scotch whisky had been invented by a "little old lady" from Leningrad. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
Expressing his amazement over the planet Mudd, Pavel Chekov remarked that "this place is even better than Leningrad." (TOS: "I, Mudd")
Leningrad was hit by the effects of the Whale Probe in 2286, losing all electrical power, and experiencing a cloud cover of 100% - blocking out the sun, and causing temperatures to plummet. The damage was reversed following the actions of James T. Kirk and the "HMS Bounty". (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Background
The city was renamed St. Petersburg in 1991, four years after the movie was filmed, causing a real life retcon.
It is possible that the city adapted Leningrad as a retro-nickname. And, also possible that Chekov was just really bad at making up history (since the city was not called Leningrad for the first time yet when scotch was "invented"). However, the 'Oblast,' or administrative region, surrounding the city of St. Petersburg is still called Leningrad.
Fandom sources place Pavel Chekov's birthplace as St. Petersburg/Leningrad.