Description
In Plokhy’s award-winning, impeccably researched history of the Chernobyl disaster the tragedy becomes emblematic of the decline of the Soviet state, from the complacency that led to the disaster, to the massive underestimation of its political and human aftermath.
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.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
432 |
ISBN: |
9780141988351 |
Published: |
31 Jan 2019 |
Dimensions: |
191 x 191 x 26 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
