Corruption Zone: who needs Chernobyl forests? The Chernobyl exclusion zone is 260,000 hectares of land, 70% of which are forests. Clearing and selling them has long been a business,
My signature is on the acts of commissioning the Chernobyl nuclear power plant From the memoirs of engineer Boris Vasilchenko: “… In 1972-1985, I, as a state labor safety inspector, supervised the construction and operation of
Chernobyl: my address is not a house or a street – my address is Soviet Union The largest man-made disaster in history occurred on April 26, 1986. Thousands of people have died of the effects of radiation. Hundreds of
Smoke and ash – who benefits from the fires around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 2020? Forests in the Chernobyl zone have been burning for more than 20 days. As soon as rescuers manage to extinguish some hotbeds of
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
“Let the CPSU be at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant!” In 1989, the veil of official silence began to gradually subside in the country of victorious socialism, the USSR. It was the veil
The Chernobyl accident: official chronicle by the hour A hydrothermal explosion occurred at the 4th power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Saturday, April 26, 1986. It happened at
Why the Chernobyl disaster was recognized as “Soviet, not nuclear” Global catastrophes in the history of mankind are becoming an increasingly important subject of attention of historians. Their long-term impact and consequences leave
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