The Chernobyl disaster should serve as a “harsh lesson to humanity,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said. The meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear plant near the north Ukrainian town of Pripyat in 1986 caused what is still regarded as the worst civil
The disaster at Chernobyl three decades ago came at a time when the rigid foundations of the Soviet system began to be challenged at various levels. First, there was the new Soviet leader who, as the joke had it at the time, was the first in a long
The Chernobyl disaster should serve as a “harsh lesson to humanity,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said. The meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear plant near the north Ukrainian town of Pripyat in 1986 caused what is still regarded as the worst civil
By the end of that weekend, Soviet authorities began the evacuation of tens of thousands of people living around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the largest nuclear catastrophe in history. Abandoned buildings and parks have stood frozen
By the end of that weekend, Soviet authorities began the evacuation of tens of thousands of people living around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the largest nuclear catastrophe in history. Abandoned buildings and parks have stood frozen