Chernobyl Roulette : A War Story

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Author: Plokhy, Serhii RussiaPublished on 1 May 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 240 pages197 x 128 x 13 | 182g Closely reported and narrated f rom multiple perspectives, this is the story of the Ukrainians who were held hostage and worked shifts for weeks instead of days to spare the world a new nuclear accident. We meet Valentyn Heiko, the foreman who had also been there for the clean-up of the Chernobyl accident in 1986 and turned sixty during the occupation; plant workers who found a way to celebrate International Women’s Day despite all odds; Russian officers who had no knowledge of nuclear reactors; and four stalkers who were caught in the middle and stood in for the overworked cook. Show more