Valery Legasov: Illuminated by Chernobyl

The catastrophe at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant happened more than three decades ago, but discussions about its origins, consequences, and measures to eliminate them still haven’t stopped. The Chernobyl accident raised many questions not only about the disaster itself, but also about ethics, ecology, and politics. Many began to doubt the Soviet system and even scientific and technological progress because of this tragedy.

To understand issues related to Chernobyl, it’s important to know what truly happened on April 26, 1986. This audiobook is based on unique data: interviews, articles, and memoirs of Academician Valery Legasov, who was one of the key participants in dealing with the aftermath and the first in the USSR and in the world to analyze the consequences in detail.

In addition, the audiobook includes articles covering the technological and political aspects of the catastrophe, based both on modern research and on archival materials that had not been published earlier.