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City of Pripyat is ghost town now by Sehiikyiv

The entire population of the city of Pripyat, which was fifty thousand people, was evacuated within three hours on April 27, 1986. The residents of the city were told that in three days they would be brought back to their homes. But that was not true - they never came back ...

25 July 2020 - Ukraine
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Dodgems at a standstill in Pripyat by Tabithag

These old dodgems are at the abandoned amusement park in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Pripyat propaganda posters that never made it to the march by Tabithag

These Soviet propaganda posters had been collected in readiness for the 1 May workers day march in the model town of Pripyat. The March never took place, as Pripyat was the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, and was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Abandoned doll by Tabithag

These children's cots are in the old kindergarten in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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The deep end by Tabithag

The abandoned swimming pool in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Windows by Tabithag

These worn old windows are in the school in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Gas masks by Tabithag

These children's gas masks are strewn on the floor of the old school in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Windows in black and white by Tabithag

These worn old windows are in the school in Pripyat, the closest town to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The town was abandoned in the days after the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986. I liked the black and white for this photo, to focus on the detail and desolation.

3 August 2018 - Ukraine
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Giant Soviet radar antenna by Sehiikyiv

An antenna with a height of one hundred and fifty meters is located in the Chernobyl zone of radioactive exclusion. It served for the early detection of US ballistic missile launches during the Cold War.