Chernobyl Museum
The town of Chernobyl no longer exists
The people in the 74 towns and villages were evacuated on May 3, 1986. The people were told to take food and clothes for three days as well as documents. The were told they would return home in three days, so only take the essentials. More than 22 years later, the people still haven't returned home.
Many people grabbed photographs as they were evacuating their homes. The museum has a large collection of photos found on the ground.Walking through the museum was pretty amazing. In the west we got so little of the information that is now in the museum. It still amazes me that the leaders did not understand the impact of their lack of action on the citizens of the world.
The museum is full of pictures of people who were out walking around, going to school on April 26 and 27 as if nothing happened. Because the people were not scientists they were not aware of the dangers of the Chernobyl plant. They trusted their leaders. The saddest thing I saw was a video of children playing on a playground in the town of Chernobyl and you could see the plant in the background. Those children were exposed to radiation unnecessarily.
2 comments:
Hola Christina,
I was just looking for blogs in Ukraine, when I found by chance yours. it is a quite interesting one and very beautiful.
Best wishes from Brazil:
Geraldo
Actually, some of the people did know what was happening, as some of the Chernobyl Plant workers returned to their homes in Pripyat. They were told not to say anything about what had happened. Remember, this was in the Soviet Union, and most citizens were fearful of authority.
I personally visited the Chernobyl area for two days in June 2006 with a friend and former resident of Pripyat. We toured the Chernobyl Plant (including the Reactor 4 control room), several of the abandoned villages, and Pripyat. I have posted a photo journal of my trip at:
My Journey to Chernobyl: 20 Years After the Disaster
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