User:CuriousQuail

CuriousQuail
Putting knowledge to good use.
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User Information

This account is still effectively in mothballs at the moment, as I am occupied with a great many other pursuits. But I am making an effort to ease back into volunteering.

My Particular Interests and possible areas of contribution

As a student of history, I am particularly interested in modern history, with some very specific focuses within that study. Some of my areas of interest and knowledge include:

Soviet History
- The Soviet Nuclear Industry
- Soviet Firefighting Services
- The post-Stalinist period
- Soviet Public Art (Statues, Frescoes, Mosaics, etc.)
- Soviet Culture
- Soviet Civil Services
First World War History
- Austro-Hungarian Involvement
Aviation History
- Historical Aircraft
History of California

Ongoing Projects

Roving Edits of articles for grammar, flow, and style.

Improve and correct biographies of Chernobyl Firefighters (Get them up to B-class quality and eventually see them into good article status. See the criteria, if you're interested
- Add biographical information.
- Correct incorrect information.
- Create articles for deceased firefighters who do not have them.
- Refocus and generally make more encyclopedic.

Chernobyl Firefighter Project Status Sheet

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Project Status

Create an improved version of the Vasily Ignatenko article.

Initial version complete. Expansion and revision to be continued.

Create a category for Soviet firefighters.

Create an improved version of the Volodymyr Pravyk page.

Initial version complete. Expansion and revision to be continued.

Create an improved version of the Leonid Telyatnikov article.

Initial version complete. Expansion and revision to be continued.

Create an improved version of the Viktor Kibenok page.

In-future

Adding plot summaries to short films in the Georges Méliès filmography.

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