Reference book - April 26, 1986: CHERNOBYL

Illustrated with 180 photographs, Chernobyl offers an original photographic exploration of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.

The blast that rocked the Chernobyl power plant on April 26, 1986, sent a shockwave through the Soviet Union, and gave the watching world a jolt of fear. As Reactor No. 4 melted down, its core expanded uncontrollably till, through its fissured casing, radioactive particles erupted into the sky. Like a rainstorm in reverse, they showered upwards and formed a cloud that was then carried slowly northwards on the winds from Ukraine into Belarus and beyond, spreading fear and contamination throughout Europe. 

Chernobyl provides a photographic examination of the catastrophe, its aftermath, and lasting effects in 180 authentic images.

Author: Michael Kerrigan

First Published 2022 Amber Books Ltd

United House

London N7 9DP

United Kingdom

www.amberbooks.co.uk

ISBN: 9978-1-83886-213-8

Editor: Michael Spilling

Designer: Mark Batley

Picture research: Terry Forshaw

W7.25" X H9.5"

Before The Disaster

Catastrophe at Chernobyl

The Clean-up

Urban Wasteland

Belarus Counts the Cost

Chernobyl Today