Chernobyl 20 Years on.

Soviet · 04-26-2006, 04:44 AM

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Let's not forget what happened on April 26th 1986.

Riley1965 · 04-26-2006, 02:55 PM

All of us should take a moment today to remember the disaster and those that continue to be affected by it. Such a tragedy.

Doc

Nack · 04-26-2006, 04:39 PM

Maybe someone who is a scientist would know this—it is possible that Soviet awards, etc that some of us have in our possession are radioactive because they happened to be near Chernobyl, and we do not know about their radioactivity?

charlet · 04-26-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nack

Maybe someone who is a scientist would know this—it is possible that Soviet awards, etc that some of us have in our possession are radioactive because they happened to be near Chernobyl, and we do not know about their radioactivity?

just try to look at yours in the dark to see if it glows...

on a more serious note: I believe not only the medals were stroke very far aways from Tchernobyl region, but almost they were decerned to the liquidators when they were back at home. And just think of the classic soviet inertia to take a decision about awards and to start fabrication...

abr · 04-26-2006, 06:24 PM

Here is how it looks today:

http://lenta.ru/photo/2006/04/17/pripyat/

http://lenta.ru/photo/2006/04/17/block/

ericlida · 04-27-2006, 12:08 AM

Thanks abr for great pictures.
We lived not far from Chernobyl, when the accident happened.
Terrible memories. Terrible experience.

Eric

HuliganRS · 04-27-2006, 10:40 AM

I remember the days right after living in Kiev...

Rusty.

ericlida · 04-27-2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HuliganRS

I remember the days right after living in Kiev...

Rusty.

Rusty,
I did not know you are from Kiev.
I lived in Kiev too.

Eric

HuliganRS · 04-27-2006, 11:37 AM

Yeap!

I'm from Otradnoe.

Rusty.

Riley1965 · 04-27-2006, 11:43 AM

Rusty,
It must have been something to go through those days after the accident.

Doc

04-27-2006, 10:40 AM	#7
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	I remember the days right after living in Kiev... Rusty. __________________ "Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member #193

04-27-2006, 11:37 AM	#9
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	Yeap! I'm from Otradnoe. Rusty. __________________ "Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member #193

04-27-2006, 11:43 AM	#10
Riley1965 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 612	Chernobyl Rusty, It must have been something to go through those days after the accident. Doc

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04-26-2006, 04:39 PM	#3
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Maybe someone who is a scientist would know this—it is possible that Soviet awards, etc that some of us have in our possession are radioactive because they happened to be near Chernobyl, and we do not know about their radioactivity?

04-26-2006, 06:24 PM	#5
abr Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 28	Here is how it looks today: http://lenta.ru/photo/2006/04/17/pripyat/ http://lenta.ru/photo/2006/04/17/block/

04-27-2006, 12:08 AM	#6
ericlida Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Age: 71 Posts: 761	Thanks abr for great pictures. We lived not far from Chernobyl, when the accident happened. Terrible memories. Terrible experience. Eric

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