The Road to Chernobyl ; Eighteen Years On From the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, a Young Woman Is Risking Her Life to Record What Is Left of the Region.
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Imagine you are the last person on earth at the end of the world. What would it look like? You might have a vision of our planet desolated by a nuclear attack that leaves in its wake a flat, bleak landscape. All is colourless and dry, devoid of any living thing or standing building. There is nothing between you and the horizon apart from the odd small, charred twig sticking forlornly out of the stony ground.
What you probably don't imagine is roaring down a long asphalt road on a high-speed motorbike, with grass springing high on either side. Mushrooms and colourful flowers cover the ground in abundance. In the distance apple trees that still bear fruit are reflected in the still, languid waters of nearby lakes. Deer can occasionally be seen flitting through the trees on either side of the road.See the full content of this document
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The Road to Chernobyl ; Eighteen Years On From the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, a Young Woman Is Risking Her Life to Record What Is Left of the Region.
There are no people to be seen you are alone. This is not a fantasy.
This is the scene today in the world's most chilling ghost town, Chernobyl.The scenes above have been described on a website by a Ukrainian woman who lives just 80 miles away from the 'dead zone'. She introduces herself simply: 'My name is Elena. I run this website and don't have anything to sell.What I do have is my motorbike and the absolute freedom to ride it wherever c...See the full content of this document
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