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Chernobyl
Serhii Plokhy
The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
★ 4.6 (224 Ratings)
◷ 25 Minutes
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Chernobyl (2018) documents the 1986 nuclear meltdown that shook the Soviet Union. It is an insightful and meticulously researched work of history, drawing from newly opened archives to shed fresh light on the disaster. Piecing together the entire episode, Plokhy takes us from the fateful minutes before the disaster to the cleanup operation and, finally, the disintegration of the USSR.
About the author
Serhii Plokhy is a Ukranian-American historian, author and expert on the history of Ukraine, Eastern Europe and the Cold War. He is a professor of Ukranian history at Harvard University and has published over twelve books, including The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (2014) and The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2015).
Who might enjoy this content?
- Fans of the HBO miniseries who want to dig deeper
- Those born after the disaster, trying to make sense of its consequences
- Nuclear power plant operators
