70. Chernobyl: The Battle Against Nuclear Fallout (Ep 3)

About this episode

The episode explores the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl meltdown and the sacrifices made by the Soviets to manage the disaster.

Who were the doomed firefighters, first on the scene after the Chernobyl explosion? What forced the Soviets to come clean about the disaster? How did the USSR sacrifice Belarussian farmers to stop nuclear rain falling on Moscow? Why did this secret take 13 years to come out? Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga look at the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl meltdown. Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @JourneyThroughTimePod Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producers: Alfie Rowe, Alfie Norris Producer: Alice Horrell Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Sarah Churchwell, David Olusoga

Topics covered

• Chernobyl disaster
• nuclear fallout
• Soviet response
• firefighters
• Belarussian farmers
• historical analysis

Keywords

• Chernobyl
• nuclear fallout
• firefighters
• Soviet Union
• Belarus
• disaster response
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soviets

Places: Chernobyl, Belarus, Moscow

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