The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

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Inside the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years on: ‘We’ll be lucky to be alive tomorrow’

'We'll be lucky if we're all still alive in the morning.' ...

Chernobyl survivor reveals the thing they’ll 'remember on their deathbed' 40 years on

Sergei Belyakov was one of the brave volunteers who shovelled radioative debris scattered by the explosion back into reactor number four.
The Conversation

Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor ...
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40 years after nuclear disaster, wildlife takes over Chernobyl – and is thriving

The world’s rarest horses have found an unlikely home in one of Earth’s most contaminated places – and they’re thriving.

‘Chernobyl’ Was Ranked the No. 1 Miniseries This Decade

Collider recently ranked the “10 Best Miniseries From the Last 10 Years,” which is an excellent resource for anyone looking ...
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‘People live here’: Neither nuclear disaster nor the Russian invasion has managed to destroy Chernobyl

Forty years after the accident, some residents still refuse to leave, even after Vladimir Putin’s army occupied the area in ...

Chernobyl's devastating explosion caused by pressing one single button

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT One button was pressed at Chernobyl, but the real horror was how fast ordinary lives turned into ...

One blast away from millions dead, Soviet cover-ups & secret files – Chernobyl nuclear disaster laid bare 40 years on

IN the dead of night 40 years ago on April 26, 1986, nothing seemed out of the ordinary at the now abandoned Chernobyl ...