Template:Did you know nominations/Mykola Chaikovsky

• ... that Ukrainian mathematician, Mykola Chaikovsky, wrote the first Ukrainian-language science fiction novel? Source: https://fantlab.org/blogarticle37223 and https://archivsf.narod.ru/1887/nikolay_chaykovskiy/index.htm
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hiskia Ndjoze-Uanivi

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:24, 10 May 2025 (UTC).

• This is not a review, but how well-attested is the claim that the novel was the first Ukrainian-language sci-fi novel? That's quite a bold and exceptional claim, and per the guidelines such claims require exceptional sourcing to make sure that it's actually true. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  • @Narutolovehinata5: I agree the current sourcing is so-so; the cited source (FantLab) is not listed as unreliable, but it also does not strike me as scholarly. Unfortunately, if better sources exist, they are in Ukranian/Russian, and searching in these languages is hard for me (I've asked AI to search for scholarly sources in ru/uk; if I find anything better I'll update this post). I've proposed a safer ALT1 below, backed up by a reliable English ref. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that Ukrainian mathematician, Mykola Chaikovsky, wrote one of the first Ukrainian science fiction novel, and published it in Poland? Source: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ukraine