Chernobyl: The Forbidden Truth

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Chernobyl: The Forbidden Truth

In this impassioned, shocking, and deeply personal story, Alla Yaroshinskaya, then a journalist from Zhitomir, Ukraine, near the Chernobyl power station, describes the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the bureaucratic and scientific corruption surrounding it. Despite the governmentâ€™s official silence, news and panic spread throughout the USSR and Europe after the horrific accident.
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Like others, Yaroshinskaya initially fled with her family in hopes of escaping the danger from radioactive fallout that exceeded that of Hiroshima by three hundred times. When she returned home, she discovered that people in highly contaminated areas were being resettled in ones barely less contaminated, that their serious health problems were officially denied, and that people had to eat locally grown contaminated food.
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Her newspaper refused to publish her stories and instead commissioned another journalist to write more reassuring accounts. Finally, Isvestia published her articles. Despite official pressure, Yaroshinskaya was nominated overwhelmingly to the new parliament in 1989. This position gained her access to classified documents know as the Kremlinâ€™s "Forty Secret Protocols." Undaunted by threats, she revealed an official cover-up, including lies about "permissible" higher radioactive levels. Her courageous campaign won her the Right Livelihood Award in 1992.

Country	USA
Author	Alla Yaroshinskaya
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Bison Books
EAN	9780803299108
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0803299109
Label	Bison Books
Manufacturer	Bison Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	136
PublicationDate	1995-08-01
Publisher	Bison Books
SKU	0926-WS0801-A04015-0803299109
Studio	Bison Books
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Chernobyl: The Forbidden Truth

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