Ukraine has always been famous for its vast and rich in nutrients black earth agricultural land, hence the country is often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe. Agriculture always…
Category: Chernobyl Photos
Photos of the Chernobyl Zone and Pripyat.
Education was certainly one of the priorities in the Soviet Union, and Pripyat had some of the best equipped schools and libraries. One of the 16-storey buildings on Lazareva Street,…
Paryshev is a small village East from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, one of the few remaining that are still inhabited. One of the easiest buildings to spot from a…
Krasne Village (Ukrainian: Красно) is located about 7km northeast from Pripyat, on the other side of the Pripyat River. Among the traditional Ukrainian cottages in various state of decay hiding…
The Main Square of Pripyat was a centre of social life for many residents, with the nearby shopping centre, two restaurants (one in the Hotel Polissya and one above the…
Across from the Pripyat Main Square, rooftops of two 16-storey buildings on Lazareva Street offer some of the best views of Pripyat. Both towers are topped with steel structures –…
Only few steps away from a kindergarten we find a cosy nursery. Tall windows illuminate walls painted in my favourite “zone blue” and what’s left of the soft, cuddly bears.…
A 10-minute walk from a major road in deep, crunchy snow takes us to a small village of L. deep in the woods of the Chernobyl Zone. After passing few…
Yaniv station (станція Янів in Ukrainian) was the main railway hub for Pripyat, located less than a kilometer away from the southeast end of the city. A number of military…
Yaniv Railway Station near Pripyat is one of the most fascinating places in the Chernobyl Zone, littered with contaminated military vehicles and derailed train carts. The main station building is…
Middle School No. 1 in Pripyat is located in the Northeast part of the city at Druzhby Narodiv (Friendship of Nations) Street, close to the Pripyat Hospital and Pripyat Cafe.…
The Middle School No. 4 in Pripyat is located in the IV Microdistrict in the Northwest part of the city. It was still under construction in April 1986 and never…
A highly contaminated cemetery located near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, with 30uSv/h readings in open air. Located in close proximity to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station the ground received…
The water in the Pripyat River dock rarely freezes enough to be safe to walk on, so I had a rare opportunity to climb the floating crane located there. The…
On the 26th of April 1986 reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was destroyed as a result of a failed test. A steam explosion and subsequent…
Few interesting theories surround Jupiter Factory in Pripyat, but are they really true? Located on the south-west outskirts of Pripyat and opened in 1980, Jupiter factory employed nearly 3500 people…