Yeah, I always interpreted it as jingoist propaganda. They poked fun at Chekhov a couple of times in TOS for similar Soviet propaganda like “it was a Russian inwention!”
Basically, a culture so sure of their own superiority that they assume any great cultural accomplishments must be their own.
Yeah, I always interpreted it as jingoist propaganda. They poked fun at Chekhov a couple of times in TOS for similar Soviet propaganda like “it was a Russian inwention!”
Basically, a culture so sure of their own superiority that they assume any great cultural accomplishments must be their own.