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Categories Economics, Photos, Technology

Poleski National Park was founded in 1988 on the territory of the Gomel region, Belarus. Its area is over 215 thousand ha. Over 1200 types of plants grow here which constitutes two thirds of total Belorussian

flora. The area remains under strict protection and any kind of economic activity is prohibited here providing tourists with a rare chance to see a piece of wild nature in the heart of Europe.

Categories History, Photos, Russian People, Science, Society

The explosion at the Chernobyl NPP on April 26, 1986 changed the course of history and plunge the world into shock. After the accident, the residents of nearby towns and villages were evacuated, and the settlements became

abandoned. A generation later, the Chernobyl exclusion zone is still difficult to access, confusing and scary for most people but not for those who decided to return and whose life goes on no matter what...

Categories History, Photos, Society

These pictures of Pripyat are quite fresh. They were taken in March.

Abandoned, dark and depressive, this place will never be peopled again...

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Categories Culture, History, Photos, Russian People

As you probably know, the Chernobyl NPP is surrounded by a 30-kilometer exclusion zone. To enter it you must have

a special permission. But do you actually want it? If you do, see how to enter there after the jump.

Categories History, Photos, Russian Nature

The more years pass after the accident

the gloomier this place becomes...

The Sky Over Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 1

Categories Photos, Russian Nature

Let us make a photo-trip to Chernobyl and Pripyat again. Pictures taken

there are always interesting, here is another confirmation.

Categories Photos, Russian Nature

Very often the nature proves it's stronger than

humans and all their technical evolution...

Categories Photos, Russian Art, Society

Graffiti in Pripyat is directly connected to the motive of the lost childhood and fear of the artists painting the abandoned town. This place causes mingled feelings: interest from

one side and pity from the other. Pity for those people who used to live here and especially children whose childhood was stolen. Here is top 10 of sad Pripyat graffiti.

Categories History, Photos

Here is a darkly beautiful set of photographs taken in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the sight of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history. As these

relics have barely been touched in the 23 years since the accident, they provide a rare glimpse of original USSR architecture and artifacts.

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