When the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster took place in 1986, a large area of land was heavily contaminated by radioactivity. The Soviet government ordered the evacuation of over 90,000 people living in proximity to the disaster area. Inside the so-called Chernobyl Exclusion Zone lies the now abandoned city of Prypiat.
Pripyat was founded in 1970 to house workers for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Officially proclaimed a city in 1979, its population reached 50,000 people before the accident. Pripyat was a fully functional city with 15 primary schools, one hospital, malls and restaurants and a primarily young population of factory workers.
After the Chernobyl disaster, the residents had 2 days to evacuate the city. They were told to carry with them their documents, a few vital personal belongings and some food. Everything else was left behind. Today, the levels of radioactivity have decreased significantly and the city, although still excluded and guarded by the army, is visited by guided tours.
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| The fourth reactor of the former Chernobyl Nuclear power plant in the background |
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| Inside a school building in Pripyat. |
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| Beds inside a kindergarten in the city of Pripyat |
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| This amusement park was getting ready for the May 1 celebrations when the reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant exploded on April 26, 1986 |
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| Gas masks in middle school kept in case of a US cold war nuclear attack |
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| Pripyat greenhouses |
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| Pripyat Hospital operating room |
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| Pripyat Stadium |
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| Swing boats and Ferris wheel |
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| Pripyat Movie Theater |
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| Pripyat Music School and Theatre |
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| Sports Palace |
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| Sports Palace |
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| Pripyat Stadium |
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| Pripyat Mechanic Shop |
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| Pripyat panorama |
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I saw in the one picture you got of the 2 hallways, there were 2 legs and feet in the picture. Very cool!
ReplyDeletebelle peut être les photos mais trop triste quand on pense a toutes c'est personnes de mortes et les autre qui meure encore pour de la bêtise humaine
ReplyDeleteAmazing stuff. Thank you.
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