
Chernobyl
The Fall of Atomgrad
Matyas Namai(Author)
Palazzo Editions Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-78675-136-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Atoms for Peace program was adopted in Russia to help the Soviet Union overtake the West's nuclear power superiority. Instead, it resulted in the creation of a radioactive cloud that terrified the entire world.
What led to the catastrophe at Chernobyl in April 1986 is a complex question: strict authoritarian policies, impossible deadlines, a lack of money and materials, pervasive bureaucracy and political corruption all played their part in the largest nuclear catastrophe in history.
This graphic and harrowing account of the disaster follows the dozens of human stories cruelly affected by the tragedy. From the engineers and firefighters to doctors and soldiers, the children and families in the surrounding towns and villages to the animals in the forests - they all make up the story of Chernobyl, a mosaic of victims who paid the price for distant politicians' ambitions and arrogance.
What led to the catastrophe at Chernobyl in April 1986 is a complex question: strict authoritarian policies, impossible deadlines, a lack of money and materials, pervasive bureaucracy and political corruption all played their part in the largest nuclear catastrophe in history.
This graphic and harrowing account of the disaster follows the dozens of human stories cruelly affected by the tragedy. From the engineers and firefighters to doctors and soldiers, the children and families in the surrounding towns and villages to the animals in the forests - they all make up the story of Chernobyl, a mosaic of victims who paid the price for distant politicians' ambitions and arrogance.
Reviews / Votes
'An expressive, dramatically coloured and sharply styled account of the 1986 nuclear disaster.' -- James Smart * The Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Gemini Books Group Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
341 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78675-136-2 (9781786751362)
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Matyas Namai studied graphic design at the High School of Advertising in Prague. He now works as a freelance artist and is mainly involved in illustrations, comics and occasional storyboards. He is the illustrator of the bestselling George Orwell's 1984, also published by Palazzo.
Matyas Namai studied graphic design at the High School of Advertising in Prague. He now works as a freelance artist and is mainly involved in illustrations, comics and occasional storyboards. He is the illustrator of the bestselling George Orwell's 1984, also published by Palazzo.
Matyas Namai studied graphic design at the High School of Advertising in Prague. He now works as a freelance artist and is mainly involved in illustrations, comics and occasional storyboards. He is the illustrator of the bestselling George Orwell's 1984, also published by Palazzo.