Soviet Union authorities did not acknowledge the accident until two days after the explosion, by which time the fallout cloud had already reached Sweden. Only then did they order the evacuation, forcing residents to leave behind their most personal belongings.
Opachichi, Ukraine, 1993
Gerd Ludwig
Print Size: 1500×1000 mm
Frame Size: 1790×1290 mm
Paper Type: Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm
Frame Colour: Black
Exhibit: POS GL 526 29
Abandoned Memories
ذكريات مهجورة
Archival Giclee Digital Print
Soviet Union authorities did not acknowledge the accident until two days after the explosion, by which time the fallout cloud had already reached Sweden. Only then did they order the evacuation, forcing residents to leave behind their most personal belongings.
Opachichi, Ukraine, 1993
لم تعترف سلطات الاتحاد السوفيتي بالحادث إلا بعد يومين من الانفجار، وبحلول ذلك الوقت كانت سحابة الغبار النووي قد وصلت بالفعل إلى السويد. وعندها فقط أمروا بالإخلاء، مما أجبر السكان على ترك معظم ممتلكاتهم الشخصية. أوبتشيتشي، أوكرانيا، 1993
Photographer: Gerd Ludwig
Print Size: 1500×1000 mm
Frame Size: 1790×1290 mm
Exhibit: POS GL 526 29
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