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| − | '''Siberia''' was a vast region located on the [[Asia]]n continent, in the nation-state of [[Russia]] and bordering [[Outer Mongolia]]n region. |
+ | '''Siberia''' was a vast region located on the [[Asia]]n continent, in the nation-state of [[Russia]] and bordering the [[Outer Mongolia]]n region. In [[1908]], a [[meteor]] impacted in Siberia, flattening the forest for several [[kilometer]]s. |
| − | In [[2268]], [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] informed [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] of this event |
+ | In [[2268]], [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] informed [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] of this event. Kirk dismissed the comment, stating that if he wanted a Russian history lesson, he would have brought [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]]. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}}) |
==Background Information== |
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| − | According to [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] novel ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]'', the {{w|Tunguska event|incident}} was a result of benevolent cultural contamination |
+ | According to [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] novel ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]'', the {{w|Tunguska event|incident}} was a result of benevolent cultural contamination. A [[Vulcan]] survey ship redirected a meteor, which would have hit Western Europe and destroyed much of human civilization, so that instead it impacted in a sparsely populated area of the planet. |
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+ | Siberia was used as the site for a network of forced labor camps, both by Tsarist [[Russia]] and the [[Communism|Communist]] [[Soviet Union]], in the 19th and 20th centuries. The [[Klingon]] penal asteroid [[Rura Penthe]] in {{film|6}} was mainly based on these penal camps. |
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Revision as of 05:15, 24 February 2014
Siberia was a vast region located on the Asian continent, in the nation-state of Russia and bordering the Outer Mongolian region. In 1908, a meteor impacted in Siberia, flattening the forest for several kilometers.
In 2268, Sulu informed Captain Kirk of this event. Kirk dismissed the comment, stating that if he wanted a Russian history lesson, he would have brought Chekov. (TOS: "That Which Survives")
Background Information
According to Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens novel Prime Directive, the incident was a result of benevolent cultural contamination. A Vulcan survey ship redirected a meteor, which would have hit Western Europe and destroyed much of human civilization, so that instead it impacted in a sparsely populated area of the planet.
Siberia was used as the site for a network of forced labor camps, both by Tsarist Russia and the Communist Soviet Union, in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Klingon penal asteroid Rura Penthe in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was mainly based on these penal camps.
External links
- Siberia at Wikipedia
- 1908 Siberia Explosion - website featuring the history of the asteroid impact, based on eyewitness accounts.