Chernobyl 35 years later: why everyone should visit this place
Chernobyl 35 years later: why everyone should visit this place?
The anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is approaching, so we decided to please you with another part of interesting content. Earlier, we have already said that tourism in the Chernobyl zone is flourishing even despite the quarantine restrictions. You can get acquainted with the statistics of visits in this article, but statistics are not so important. Why? Yes, because absolutely every inhabitant of the planet should visit Chernobyl at least once in a lifetime. Why do we think so? Read on!
You can endlessly talk about specific places. Red forest, 4th reactor, ghost town, water-cooling pond, beyond-the-horizon radar “Duga” - all this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you look closely, you can see that Chernobyl hides in itself things that excite the mind ...
You want to see what the world will look like if people suddenly disappear, there is no better place than the Exclusion Zone - here it really happened. 35 years ago, people were evacuated from settlements, and they were destined not to be back ever. Nature, which has been suppressed by civilization, again regains the dominance of these places. Probably, there are no words that could most accurately describe this process, so we can only limit ourselves to the word “incomparable”.
Today's zone is like a blooming forest, especially among the once majestic city of Pripyat, where almost 50,000 people used to live. Just imagine, you can see birch trees on the roofs and moss in the corridors even in massive 16-storey buildings. The once festive square in the city center is now home to dozens of dense bushes, roots and plants that burst from the old cracked asphalt. Why not a post-apocalyptic world?
Did you know the fact that the confinement - the arch that covers the 4th reactor and the old sarcophagus - is the largest mobile structure in the world? If not, then remember this, but rather set yourself a goal to look at this structure live. Believe me, you will not see anything like this anywhere else.
The confinement was created with the support of dozens of countries, and $ 2.2 billion was spent on its construction. For ease of understanding: NASA's interplanetary project to explore Mars using Mars rover vehicle "Curiosity", which has already been delivered to this planet, cost $ 2.5 billion, for this money it would also be possible to buy a car for each resident of a small city with a population of 200 thousand.
Confinement serves as a symbol of what humanity is capable of if it cooperates.
This structure is supposed to protect us from radiation for 100 years. Therefore, if you are asking whether it is safe to visit Chernobyl, the answer is - it is safe as never before, since all the dangerous debris is hidden under a steel dome and securely sealed.
The height of the confinement is 108 meters, which is quite enough to fit the Statue of Liberty and several other small sculptures inside. The width is 260 meters, which can accommodate two football fields. The total weight of the entire facility, including equipment, is about 31,000 tons, or about 10,000 heavy trucks. And this whole structure was built 200 meters from the reactor, then it was set in motion and only after that it was finally sealed.
Now ask yourself the question: “Where else can I stand 100 meters from an exploded nuclear reactor and feel safe?”
And that's not all! The go2chernobyl team makes unique tours to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant itself. Therefore, you have an exclusive opportunity to go where others cannot. You will be able to look at the largest catastrophe of humanity from the inside, while being in absolute safety.
The Soviet Union wanted absolute domination in all areas. That is why the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was one of the newest and most modern facilities not only in the USSR, but throughout the world. However, to serve this miracle of human thought, an entire city had to be built ... the city of the future. And the red empire managed to do it!
Most likely, 16-storey buildings don't look modern now, but back in the 70s it was something incredible. Then the city could be compared to today's Singapore or Dubai. The carefully, very carefully planned city of Pripyat included family neighborhoods with spectacular palaces of culture and entertainment, as well as one of the first supermarkets in the entire empire. But now all these structures are covered with dust, moss and sadness.
Portraits of Lenin and other communist propaganda, hidden under mold and radioactive dust, have become a symbol of the exclusion zone. Here you can see a way of life that is alien to many people in Western countries. And this way of life will soon be completely lost to history.
Nature does not stand still, every day it captures more and more new territories, leaving nothing behind. Houses, hospitals, schools, kindergardens and other structures are already in critical condition, so if you don’t see it today, you will never be able to visit these places again.
But thanks to these very places, you can walk through the ruins of an ideological project that inspires some and scares others. Taking a step in this place, you will draw your conclusions about the failed empire.
By the way about the findings…
Chernobyl is a stunning yet terrifying example of how a lie can have serious consequences. The Soviet Union had many secrets not only from other countries, but also from its citizens. Not everything was explained, and not everything was revealed, even to high-ranking officials. This is partially the reason why the accident happened at all - misunderstanding between different parties, blindly following the rules instead of critical thinking, not knowing what is happening and why.
Soviet policy was built on the full image of blind devotion to the authorities, who supposedly personified all the people of the USSR. The Soviet Union could not imagine what would happen if one day the plan failed. All this led to disaster, and then to an inability to take responsibility and solve problems correctly.
According to a BBC poll, people consider nuclear power to be the third worst invention in the world after mobile phones and weapons. Ironically, nuclear weapons were the first to be created, and later gave impetus to the discovery of nuclear energy. But still the fact remains - nuclear energy is not the most reliable partner of mankind.
This does not mean that nuclear power plants are inherently bad or that they all need to be discontinued immediately. But this is an important reminder that the technological inventions of humanity can be dangerous for the planet and for us if we do not conduct research properly, do not understand the risks and do not manage things.
In the event of an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, there was no action plan, and this is a factor that has not yet been studied. It was supposed to be the largest power plant in the world, but at the same time there was so much shortage around it ... a lack of knowledge, medical care and people.
Chernobyl was not ready for what happened and this is an important lesson to be learned. We cannot trust technologies blindly, even if they seem great and solve all the problems of humanity. Without thorough study, without rechecking and testing, it is dangerous, very dangerous!
It sounds pretty trite, but it's true. Pripyat is a great example of how temporary material things are. And unlike earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, Pripyat is a unique place because it managed to survive and survive after a global catastrophe. Yes, the city suffered from radiation, looters and plundering, but the main thing is that at one point about 47,500 people simply left it. In total, about 116 thousand people from 188 settlements lost their homes, which at one moment disappeared from all maps. In this way, you can literally see life come to a standstill at one particular place on earth.
Try to walk in the shoes of a resident of Pripyat. Imagine that you had to leave your current home for three days, and you were allowed to take only the essentials with you. Then imagine being told that you will not come back ... never come home.
The pain that people have experienced, having lost their homes and property, cannot be conveyed in words, it can only be felt to some extent being in those places.
It is possible and even necessary! Fortunately, this is easier than ever, as the go2chernobyl team will do everything for you. You just need to place an application on our website, take your passport, closed clothes with you and you are already in the most mysterious place on earth.
Is it dangerous to visit Chernobyl? Radiation levels in most of the zone are lower than in any major city, so the chance of becoming a mutant is higher right now as you read this article. Of course, there are very radioactive "islands", so you need to strictly follow the route and adhere to all the instructions of our tour-guides. By the way, they are incomparable, like the nature in these places.
If the arguments in this article did not fully convince you to visit the Chernobyl exclusion zone, then here is the last fact for you:
All structures in the ghost town of Pripyat and in Chernobyl itself are destroying every day, so very soon the entire territory will be closed for any visits. If you postpone this trip to the next year or to the next vacation, perhaps you just may not be in time and say goodbye to the dream of visiting this place forever.
Please remember this and make the right choice.
Take a few minutes of free time right now and fill out Registration Form. Believe me, you will not experience such emotions anywhere else!
