http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html Chernobyl was a gruesome place. Fascinating yet tragic. The Ukrainians have been screwed over by the world, by the former USSR and by themselves (well, their politicians). I went there with Marc Perkins and the extraordinarily clever James Jones. http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#0 5cac1637-3c4c-4ba3-877e-680fd30cb6e4 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7240_2/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7240_2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Testing Anna’s soup</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#1 e8b0ad77-93d7-4145-a548-f1a882a12e2b http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6877/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6877/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Entrance to zone of alienation</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#2 71a2c087-9216-46fe-aa27-06835d0627ef http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6881/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6881/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Chernobyl</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#3 394a4be1-b136-432b-b3ae-b9273f651522 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6908/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6908/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The scene of the accident</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#4 0ded5416-0ae2-41b5-8b1c-d0f887ec3dbe http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6965/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG6965/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">CIMG6965</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#5 e16f4e97-1d44-4e5d-83d4-45d9e4b5697a http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7014/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7014/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Old chap</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#6 ee7e8d59-cc14-48f4-abd9-efa6224098c4 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7020/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7020/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">CIMG7020</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#7 07ede8fe-955b-42d8-b241-7308dab2a7dd http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7033/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7033/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I promise that we didn’t set this shot up.</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#8 c705496a-9960-43c2-b3f5-b100a78bd27a http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7037/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7037/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The fairground that was destined never to open</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#9 12e4b620-23c5-4803-bd38-ede1cd88bffc http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7051/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7051/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Abandoned town</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#10 c36c8c2a-2b07-4e61-82a7-3ae0bf41f133 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7052/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7052/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">WIldlife reclaims the town</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#11 a0d7082d-1acd-4f3b-b0e9-c53500c8ef8b http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7113/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7113/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Chernobyl hotel</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#12 515f5c51-b2e0-489b-9724-8f0cc87fe912 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7136/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7136/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Anna</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#13 f596e0a0-975a-4eba-93c0-3ff25529f089 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7201/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7201/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Anna’s main squeeze</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#14 a5956164-4cd1-4984-a369-ae2aa1af0dbd http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7182/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7182/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Anna’s table</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#15 4bb81ff4-d628-4cbe-a548-6b0a6ca193f7 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7193/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7193/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Anna</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#16 55f8a1eb-cd56-4a68-9bba-c13da63d9954 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7259/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7259/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Testing for radiation</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#17 20e778d8-3121-4e26-97b0-250ac65553d9 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7268/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7268/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Chernobyl street</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#18 b05b9126-51cf-42e7-af41-17040d95bbef http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7284/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7284/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Firefighters memorial</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#19 3fcb0388-87c4-49a0-af32-e4e973769e55 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7329/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7329/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The power plant</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#22 f66a06fe-81e4-4582-92d0-85bc9e4132a8 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7384/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7384/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lost town</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#23 662e69bb-e126-4b9c-a665-06a64e58914e http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7389/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7389/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lost town</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#24 537be499-bd7f-4cb7-87f8-25354d4be09e http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7441/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7441/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Radioactive ships</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#25 5d9f8ac3-c7d1-4819-a287-2969e1e0ff11 http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7479/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7479/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_165_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Radioactive vehicle dump</p></div></div> http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos.html#26 62fe1ae2-4d38-4468-b096-c54de78a2f4c http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7588/thumb.jpg http://www.thegastronaut.com/index/Chernobyl_photos_files/Media/CIMG7588/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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