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A meeting to mark the completion of the shelter

20th century

UNESCO Memory of the World

UNESCO Memory of the World

Documentary Heritage Related to accident at Chernobyl.

A meeting to mark the completion of the shelter over destroyed 4th block of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant named after V.I. Lenin. Pripyat, Kyiv Oblast, 1986. Made by V. Falin.

The Documentary Heritage Related to accident at Chernobyl records the explosion that took place on 26 April 1986 in the 4th unit of Chernobyl NPP in Ukraine and affected surrounding countries. Different times actualizes different aspects of the disaster, which have results in very different spheres – social, political, economic, medical, ecological, psychological and moral. The archives, created in the Soviet Union and declassified by Ukraine, are crucial for understanding its nature and its socio-political impact; such as its building and development, the accident’s initial handling and aftermath.

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  • Title: A meeting to mark the completion of the shelter
  • Date Created: 20th century
  • Location: Ukraine
  • Subject Keywords: Disaster, Chernobyl
  • Rights: State Archival Service of Ukraine
  • Medium: Manuscript
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