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1986: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Midnight in Chernobyl
What you need to know before your trail
The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller.
Travel Guide
Travel to Chernobyl 1986 – site of the nuclear disaster
Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only its own citizens, but all of humanity. It is a story that has long remained in dispute, clouded from the beginning in secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation.
Midnight In Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of history’s worst nuclear disaster, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will – lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats – remain not just vital but necessary.
Now, Higginbotham brings us closer to the truth behind this colossal tragedy.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Midnight in Chernobyl
Destination: Chernobyl Author/guide: Adam Higginbotham Departure: 1986 onwards
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