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Georgy Birger: ‘Chernobyl’ and Russia’s propaganda machine

You already know that “Chernobyl” was beautifully crafted TV. What you might not have heard is how the show exposed a vulnerability in Russia’s …
Georgy Birger

Expess.co.uk: How long will area of Chornobyl be uninhabitable?

The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine suffered a major nuclear disaster in the wee morning hours of April 26, 1986. A failed safety test …
Express.co.uk

Reuters: HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ gets mixed reviews from disaster’s survivors

CHORNOBYL, Ukraine – Critics and viewers on both sides of the Atlantic have lined up to acclaim ‘Chernobyl’, a dramatisation of events surrounding the …
Reuters

Express.co.uk: Chornobyl disaster kills 200 British babies

The horrific accident – which the Ukranian and Russian authorities attempted to keep quiet – may also have led to hundreds more infant deformities and …
Express.co.uk

Business Insider: How dangerous is it to visit Chornobyl?

HBO’s “Chernobyl” series has reignited public interest in the world’s worst nuclear-power-plant accident. In recent days, tourists have been …
Business Insider

The Guardian: The truth about Chornobyl? I saw it with my own eyes…

Kim Willsher reported on the world’s worst nuclear disaster from the Soviet Union. HBO’s TV version only scratches the surface, she says. Read more …
The Guardian

UNIAN: Mural to appear on Chornobyl nuclear station’s eastern wall

The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s administration says a mural will be painted on the station’s eastern wall. Read more here.
UNIAN

W Magazine: Tourists turn Chornobyl zone into an Instagram hotspot (PHOTOS)

On April 26, 1986, the Chornobyl disaster occurred when a nuclear reactor caused an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in Soviet Ukraine’s Chernobyl …
W Magazine

Euronews: Memories of Chornobyl

When a unit of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in then-Soviet Ukraine exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986, it sparked a fire that burned …
Euronews

BuzzFeed: Why does everyone love ‘Chornobyl’ so much?

A tweet about influencers flocking to Chornobyl to take selfies made the rounds the other day, quickly racking up thousands of retweets and at least …
BuzzFeed

The Sun: Chornobyl ‘suicide squad’ diver tells how he averted second blast

A Chornobyl engineer has recalled how he went into the nuclear reactor as part of a “suicide squad” to prevent a catastrophic second explosion. Read …
The Sun

AFP: ‘I’m no hero’ says Chornobyl diver portrayed in hit TV series

In the acclaimed US mini-series “Chernobyl”, Oleksiy Ananenko is hailed as one of three men who helped avert an even greater disaster after the worst …
Agence France-Presse

The Daily Beast: Chornobyl survivors watch HBO series in horror

The Chernobyl Museum here in Ukraine’s capital was unusually crowded for a working day. Read more here.
The Daily Beast

Express.co.uk: Wildlife is eerily thriving in world’s most radioactive region

On April 26, 1986, an explosion at Ukraine’s Chornobyl nuclear power plant, threatened to cover Europe in deadly radioactive dust. Two Chornobyl Power …
Express.co.uk

Luke Johnson: It’s no wonder that Kremlin hates ‘Chornobyl’

In the first episode of HBO’s miniseries “Chornobyl”, a communist official suggest that the real danger isn’t the nuclear plant that has just …
Luke Johnson

RFE/RL: Chornobyl for sale

The popularity of the HBO miniseries Chornobyl has bolstered a niche market within an online cottage industry – the sale of Soviet-era memorabilia …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Hromadske: A story of Chornobyl plant liquidator (VIDEO)

HBO’s Chornobyl became the most successful series according to the IMDb portal ratings. The authors spent several years creating it. They spoke with …
Hromadske International

The Mirror: Amazing story of the only child born in Chornobyl’s exclusion zone

The only child born in the highly-polluted Chornobyl exclusion zone after the 1986 nuclear explosion has turned into a healthy young woman. Read more …
The Mirror
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