After the EuroMaidan Revolution, Ukraine embarked on a long-awaited journey to open its KGB archives, finally shedding light on its totalitarian Soviet past. Some of the most resonant documents that emerged from those archives are classified KGB reports documenting how the USSR’s Communist leadership attempted to sweep the largest nuclear catastrophe in the history of mankind, as well as its red-flag precursors, under the rug. A motion designer has now converted this hard-to-digest data goldmine into a millennial-friendly format. His videos have already reached millions of viewers.
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An abandoned building is seen in the ghost town of Pripyat near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant early on April 26, 2021 during an event to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
