Last month I shared with you a really unique book about Chernobyl – the 1986 Pripyat Photo Album. Once widely available in shops and libraries of Pripyat, today it is…
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If the rumours about the most recent Chernobyl forest fires turn out to be true, one of the most iconic places in the Chernobyl Zone is lost forever. “Emerald” childrens…
Kindergarten No. 3 “Sunshine” (Дитячий садок “Сонечко”) is located on 16a Lenin Avenue in Pripyat. The building has a typical layout for preschool educational facilities in Pripyat and it’s in…
On the 15th of December 2000 at 13:17, the last remaining operational reactor number 3 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was shut down using the AZ-5 switch located in…
Chernobyl coverage in Daily Express from 30 April 1986. Russia admits worst A-plant disaster ever NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE IS HERE More than 3,000 reported dead Thousands more are doomed Help…
A Booklet “Safety, Effectiveness, Social Progress” in English published by the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine containing information about the newly created State Specialised Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP” and…
The story of the Bridge of Death depicted in the HBO “Chernobyl” series is fictional. There is no record of Pripyat residents watching the events unfold from the bridge and…
A kindergarten on the Northern edge of Pripyat converted to a contaminated soil research laboratory nicknamed ‘Radek’ (лаборатории «Радэк»). The building contains thousands of soil samples from the entire Zone…
After several years of searching I have finally obtained a copy of the famous book depicting Pripyat, released shortly before the Chernobyl Disaster. The book contains many widely known and…
One of the most contaminated objects in the Chernobyl Zone is the famous Claw. It was used to clear the debris around the ruined Reactor no. 4 in 1986 and…