Chernobyl Doctor Fact Checks the HBO Series | Vanity Fair

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Ukrainian medical responder and radiation expert Alla Shaprio reviews the validity of the HBO series "Chernobyl." Alla shares some real-life on-site experiences to explain whether clips from the series are true to what actually happened on April 26th, 1986 and the days that followed

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[talklikelions]

The first responders to Chernobyl make me want to cry. They went in knowing they were going to die for it, but they did it anyways.

That’s a kind of bravery and selflessness (also, patriotism) I don’t think I have in me tbh :(

[lurkurheartout]

they talked about that in the podcast for the show that they truly believe that if something like Chernobyl happened not in a Soviet country the world would have been much more fucked than it already was from it. The Soviet mentality of having to just do what you had to do saved thousands of people.

[babbss]

reminds me of the first responders at fukushima too

[pink_dog]

yes, me too

[irajaxon]

first responders are the most amazing, dedicated people.

this story of a coast guard rescue swimmer really stuck with me: https://themoth.org/storytellers/rob-simpson