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Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

Top Cast

  • Pierre Tissot

    Pierre Tissot

    Narrator (voice)

  • Natalia Baranovskaya

    Natalia Baranovskaya

    Self

  • Marc Molitor

    Marc Molitor

    Self

  • Vladimir Usatenko

    Vladimir Usatenko

    Self

  • Kate Brown

    Kate Brown

    Self

  • Yves Lenoir

    Yves Lenoir

    Self

  • Mykhailo Garasyu

    Mykhailo Garasyu

    Self

  • Anatolii Karatsyuba

    Anatolii Karatsyuba

    Self

  • Sergei Burenkov

    Sergei Burenkov

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

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