Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia · SITE OF MEMORY ·
Chernobyl disaster (1986)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Chernobyl”
26 Apr 1986 — Reactor No. 4 exploded during a safety test. Moscow stayed silent for two days. Within months, 31 workers and firefighters had died, and more than 100,000 people were evacuated that year. Estimates of eventual cancer deaths range from about 4,000 to tens of thousands.
- When
- Type
- Site of memory
- Chapter
- Perestroika and glasnost (chapter 8 of Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia)
- Atlas
- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
- Also in
- Cold War
Chapter 8 is included with every paid plan. WW2 is free in full, and chapter 1 of every atlas is free. A free account opens 3 more chapters a day. Starter, at $9 a month, opens all 21 with no daily limit — see the plans.
Free printable Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia study guide, sent by email ↓
In the same chapter
Related
THE FREE PRINTABLE STUDY GUIDE
Get the printable study guide for Remaking the State free. I’ll send you a few short letters, then one when a new atlas opens. That’s all. — Paul
NO TRACKING · YOUR ADDRESS IS USED FOR THE DISPATCH AND NOTHING ELSE · UNSUBSCRIBE ANYTIME