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Chernobyl

bySerhii Plokhy

Genres: History 20th Centuty History

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical accounts, nuclear history, and political implications of disasters.

Topics SurvivalPowerHuman Nature

MoodTense, Reflective

ViolenceMild

Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize 2019 Winner of the Ballie Gifford Prize 2018 On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy draws on recently opened archives to recreate these events in all their drama. A moment by moment account of the heroes, perpetrators and victims of a tragedy, Chernobyl is the first full account of a gripping, unforgettable Cold War story.

Language

Published on

31/01/2019

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141988351

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

10.99 £

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