Chernobyl tragedy Archives - Chernobyl History

The 34th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: the “half-life” of humanity

As you know, 30 years is the half-life of only one of the radioactive elements that got into the environment as a result

Who glows from radiation: the mysteries of the Chernobyl forest

Almost thirty-four years ago, an accident occurred on the territory of Kiev Polesie that cast doubt on the safety of nuclear reactors throughout

The military commissariat said: “You are heading to Chernobyl”

Spring was blooming, filled with the smells of new life. No one knew that it would forever be inscribed in the history of

Chernobyl nuclear power plant: few things could scare me in this life

The fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in the morning of April 26, 1986. This led to the most terrible

“…I have 43 x-rays: can I be healthy?”

Any event, even the most tragic, that has ever happened in world history, is gradually forgotten. Only the memories of their direct participants

Various Chernobyl – Three Fates of One Tragedy

On December 14, 1986, the construction of the sarcophagus over the destroyed 4th Chernobyl power unit was officially completed, which allowed the launch

Chernobyl: a chain reaction of crime

The bitter Chernobyl bells do not stop. No one came to terms with this date, no one got used to it, neither in

The generation of Chernobyl

Almost a decade-long study of memories and various kinds of narratives about childhood in Ukraine during the period of Perestroika and early independent

Chernobyl: everything is 200 percent reliable there

In April, the whole world annually celebrates the next tragic anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. Chernobyl victims involved in the aftermath of the

Ashes of Chernobyl, which beats in the heart …

The memories of Chernobyl victims are only a small part of the sad archival heritage that Chernobyl left us. A significant number of