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The Big Fishes In The Water Around Chernobyl
Chernobyl is not known for extensive leisure activities, but tourists and local workers like to feed large fishes from an old railway bridge at the nuclear power plant. More
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The Availability Of Toilets In Chernobyl
The Chernobyl area growing as a tourist attraction, and one not weird question I get, is about the availability of toilets in the Chernobyl area. Let me tell about my conclusion after several days in the exclusion zone. More
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Kiev Metro Has The World’s Deepest Subway Station
The Kiev Metro is an extensive system that everyday transports around 1,3 million passengers. The Kiev Metro is also home to the deepest subway station in the world – Arsenalna. More
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The Most Secret Restaurant In Lviv
The most secret restaurant in Lviv is also one of the best. Read where it is, what to say to get in and what’s inside. And how is the secret food? More
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Back To Chernobyl
April 26, 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant located in Ukraine. About 250,000 people were evacuated from the nearby town of Pripyat and nearby villages. Polluted clouds spread far north, but the most affected areas were Ukraine and Belarus. Even in northern Sweden, increased levels of radioactive deposition from the world’s […] More
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Before Chernobyl’s New Huge Enclosure Was Completed
Last autumn in Chernobyl, it was time to put the new enormous dome to enclose the wrecked nuclear power plant for at least 100 years. The building belongs to the largest moving objects ever constructed. See the pictures that nowadays is impossible to take. More
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Eat Super Cheap In Eastern Europe – This Is What You Get
Eating in Eastern Europe is usually very cheap. The portions are often large and the food is good and homemade. Here are some examples of what food in Eastern Europe can cost and what you get. More
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The Summer Murders In Ukraine: “I Pushed The Screwdriver Into His Brain”
In 2008, a very disgusting movie clip shown up on the Internet. The title of the clip was “3 guys 1 hammer” and was quickly spread widely. The content shook Ukraine and the rest of the world. And this was just an example of the murders that characterized the city of Dnepropetrovsk in the summer […] More
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Dangerous Abandoned Hospital In Pripyat Chernobyl
An abandoned hospital in the city of Pripyat, 10 kilometers north of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Most places in Pripyat now have relatively harmless levels of radiation with one exception – The Hospital in Pripyat. More
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The (In) Famous Chernobyl Kindergarten
The village of Kopachi was a thriving place 30 years ago. The only trace left of this time is the kindergarten – Which was quickly abandoned when the radioactive clouds came on April 26, 1986. Let’s make an own visit to one of the Chernobyl area’s most photographed spot. More
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Chernobyl: Abandoned Research Laboratory
Today we are looking into an abandoned research laboratory which also had a fish farm. Here they would find out how fish and animals are affected by radioactive radiation. This location is only a few kilometers from the site of the Chernobyl meltdown. Therefore, the environment should be optimal for this kind of research. More
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Meet Ivan Semenyuk – The Hero Of Chernobyl
Ivan Semenyuk lives alone in a village that previously had more than 600 inhabitants. After forced relocation in connection with the nuclear accident, he returned here with his wife despite the ban of the authorities. This is how Ivan lives today, 25 km from the irrigated reactor. More
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