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I am writing a novel of historical fiction containing a short scene in which the city of Kiev is bombed on the first day of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Twenty-two people were k...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:27:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Suttroper
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2019-12-08T05:27:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing a novel of historical fiction containing a short scene in which the city of Kiev is bombed on the first day of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Twenty-two people were killed and 76 wounded in Kiev, according to official statistics. A 2011 Kiev newspaper article about this event mentions about ten specific targets that were bombed, and states "production and military facilities" and "peaceful city districts" were also bombed. I have written a scene in which bombs fall on a large group of people who are celebrating within a certain park, which I name. I do not know if any bombs _actually_ fell on this particular park. However, this one is germane to my story, and one of my characters is killed by a bomb blast there. My question: Is it "permissible" to name this park without knowing for certain if there were casualties there? Although I think that this falls under "artistic license" I would like to read some other opinions. Thank you.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-08-01T19:24:13Z (over 8 years ago)
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