How animals were killed, houses were demolished and the forest was buried: little-known facts about the Chernobyl accident

The Alpina Non-Fiction Publishing House has published a book by British journalist Adam Higginbotham “Chernobyl. The history of the disaster ”(translator Andrey Bugaysky). Higginbotam tells in detail - in some cases, literally minute by minute - about the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986 and its consequences. Author…

'Rescuers are working to the limit': large-scale fires rage in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

Fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone are a long-standing fear of Kiev residents and residents of the northern regions of Ukraine. People believe that “charged” radioactive particles can spread with smoke, almost like during the 1986 accident, writes BBC News Ukraine. In fact…

The series 'Chernobyl' received a 'Golden Globe': who else won the award

The series “Chernobyl” received a Golden Globe in the short series category. The award ceremony was held for the 77th time in Los Angeles. The BBC writes about this. The five-part film “Chernobyl” is a story about the tragic events that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The series has been released...

'Everybody twists my life': the first interview of Lyudmila Ignatenko after the series 'Chernobyl'

The HBO mini-series about the Chernobyl disaster became the highest-rated series according to the users of the IMDB website. However, its popularity turned into problems for the prototype of one of its main characters - Lyudmila Ignatenko, the wife of the firefighter Vasily, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the accident ...

'Chernobyl Dogs': Airbnb Offers Trip to Exclusion Zone to Help Animals

If you want to spend time with animals in need, actively helping them, then Airbnb's Chernobyl Dogs program was created especially for you. Writes about this Lonely Planet. When the residents of Pripyat left the city in 1986 due to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, they ...

The series 'Chernobyl' was the triumph of the Emmy Award. VIDEO

The Emmy Awards for the best television series of the year were presented for the 77th time in Los Angeles. The series “Chernobyl” became a real breakthrough in 2019, receiving three prestigious statuettes. One of them went to Ukrainian-born screenwriter Craig Mazin. The main competitor, Game of Thrones, received two awards...

Trip to Chernobyl: than the exclusion zone attracts thousands of foreign tourists. PHOTO

Chernobyl... A tragedy occurred here, which has no analogues in the world. A tragedy that destroyed entire cities and changed millions of destinies. A tragedy we didn't know about. After the success of the HBO series Chernobyl, the whole world was talking about the disaster again 33 years later, and...

Sarcophagus in Chernobyl on the verge of collapse: will tourists be allowed there

The sarcophagus in Chernobyl is on the verge of collapse; it can collapse under its own weight. Writes about this BBC. Experts say that there is a very high probability that the Chernobyl sarcophagus, which protects the environment from the negative effects of radiation, may soon ...

Scientists have created vodka from grain and water from the Chernobyl zone: what it tastes like

“It’s the only bottle in the world—I start shaking when I pick it up,” says Professor Jim Smith, who is holding Atomik Vodka. It was made from grain and water from the Chernobyl zone. Scientists claim that this is the first consumer product from the zone...

Kebabs, beer and a CIA agent: the trailer for the Russian version of 'Chernobyl' was smashed on the web

An unofficial trailer for the Russian TV series “Chernobyl” has been posted on YouTube. And almost immediately it was removed due to the uproar. Unlike the HBO series of the same name, the main storyline in it was the confrontation between an American spy and a Soviet counterintelligence agent. The trailer appeared on Youtube on July 24.…

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