![]() ![]() ![]() 'A compelling history of the 1986 disaster and its aftermath. 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. In Chernobyl, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy draws on recently opened archives to recreate these events in all their drama. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. rightly being hailed as a classic' Hannah Betts, Daily Telegraph 'A riveting account of human error and state duplicity. 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. *WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2019* *WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* ![]()
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