Journey to Chernobyl
Encounters in a Radioactive Zone
Published on 17. March 2023
262 pages
978-0-89733-793-9 (ISBN)
Description
Glenn Cheney arrived in Kiev during those first days when the Soviet Union ceased to exist and Ukraine was reborn. Almost immediately he found himself talking with scientist, journalist, refugees, engineers, top-level government officials, doctors, environmentalists, parents of sick children and people living just a few kilometers from the Chernobyl complex. He heard stories about the disaster that went far beyond what had appeared in the Western press. The reports of atrocities, epidemics, tyrannyand dispair blend with a most unsual travelogue, considerable humor and KGB intrigue.
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01/2007
Academy Chicago Publishers
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Glenn Cheney teaches writing at Connecticut College. He is the author of more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction works.
Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1. Boots
- 2. Wormwood
- 3. Pravda
- 4. Zones
- 5. Vultures
- 6. Something Odd Going On
- 7. Chernobyl AIDS
- 8. Merry Christmas
- 9. Minister and Morgue
- 10. Pripyat
- 11. Pioneers
- 12. Happy New Year
- 13. Not to Worry
- 14. The Author as Swine
- 15. Prohibited Zone
- 16. No Exit
- 17. Epilog
- Photo Section
