Chernobyl: The Hidden Legacy

by Pierpaolo Mittica

On April 26, 1986, at 1:24 a.m, the world's worst ever man-made disaster took place. Reactor 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, three kilometres from Pripyat in the then Soviet Republic of Ukraine, was beset by a series of explosions that rose deep from its radioactive depths and blasted itself high into the atmosphere, eventually seeping its way into the far corners of the globe. Chernobyl - The Hidden Legacy shows the region over a period of three years by Pierpaolo Mittica, who returned several times to document the people and the contaminated landscape they still inhabit. Our world today demands nuclear energy as the answer to its energy crisis, and the legacy of Chernobyl remains shrouded. Time is running out, as the sarcophagus built to contain the reactor and its radioactive contents begins to crumble away. No one has the answers and no one is asking the questions - but can the world afford another Chernobyl?

Genres: History

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2007

Reviews

[Darcy]

Beautiful, poignant, and tragic images. Eye-opening essays.

[Mike Mckenzie]

One of the most intriguing yet disturbing works of photography I have ever witnessed. It challenged my views on nuclear power much more effectively than any scientist or environmentalist could possibly do.

[James]

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