Pripyat - city of the future



(dir. David Bickerstaff)in soviet ukraine, pripyat was known as the city of the future. built in 1970 for the workers at chernobyl's nuclear power-plant, it had beautiful new housing, modern facilities and a vibrant young community. then on april 26th, 1986, reactor 4 at chernobyl explodes, sending an enormous radioactive cloud over northern ukraine and neighboring belarus. the danger is kept a secret from the population of pripyat who go about their business as usual 3km away. children play, lovers get married, shops trade and the residents marvel at the spectacular fire taking place at the reactor. after 3 days an area the size of england becomes contaminated with radioactive dust. the 50,000 inhabitants are eventually evacuated over the course of a single day. with the population displaced, forgotten and damaged, pripyat still remains empty today. twenty years to the day, april 26th 2006, will be a remembrance of the devastation to what was originally a promised future.

Canal: Travel & Events
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: nookei

Duración: 09:57
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GordonALWAYS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No, there were probably just as equal amount of German speaking and french speaking people in the colonies as well.
ArturikLV (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Many? Don't you mean like most of the colonists were from england, if not all.
GordonALWAYS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There were many english settlers in the colonies.
ArturikLV (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Okay i feel like talking to a piece of wood.Here's a nother question for you. Why do americans speek so well on english language.
GordonALWAYS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I didn't contribute anything but my people did. "WE" being The United States of America and those in it. I am an American like those who fought the Japanese AND the Germans. BOTH lost but thats another story.
NKA23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
And what did you contribute to fight down Japan?
GordonALWAYS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Dont be a smart ass. If you must than I meant the United States of America.
NKA23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So...Canada,Mexico,Argentinia,Bahamas,Barbados,Haiti,Cuba,Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Belize,Costa Rica,Dominica,Dominician Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Grenada,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Jamaica,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,St. Kitts and Nevis,Saint Lucia,Saint Vincent and Grenadines,Suriname,Trinidad and Tobago,Uruguay,Venezuela AND the US ?
GordonALWAYS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"we" being America
NKA23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Who is "we" ?You and your mum ?