April 26, 1986 - a date that is foreverentered the history of mankind as the day of one of the largest man-made disasters. The consequences of it still make themselves felt not only in the territory adjacent to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but also in Eastern Europe. The affected nature, which began to recover after dozens of years, hundreds of ruined human lives, thousands of those who left their homes, and no less than those whose health seriously and irreversibly buckled due to radiation.
В память об этой трагедии снимали фильмы и TV shows, wrote books, composed numerous poems and songs, erected monuments to Chernobyl victims. In Chernobyl more than 600 thousand people took part in the liquidation of the accident. About the monuments and will be discussed in the article.
Historical reference
A little more than thirty years ago, on the night of 26April, there was one of the largest accidents in the history of the use of atomic electricity. Due to the uncontrolled growth of power of the fourth generator, which was put into operation less than three years ago, an explosion occurred after midnight. Despite the measures taken in time to reduce the amount of radiation (it is worth noting that this helped for a short time), the amount of radioactive substances released into the air only grew, and it was possible to talk about reducing them only two weeks after the accident itself. Complicated the situation and the fact that the emitted substances were carried by air over long distances.
Effects of pollutionradiation were stretched in time. Immediately after the accident, 31 people died, 600 thousand people involved in the elimination of the accident received high doses of radiation, 404 thousand people were forced to throw their belongings, houses, apartments and move as far as possible from the dangerous area. The lands that were used in agriculture have been damaged, many hectares have become unsuitable for growing useful crops on them.
At the same time after construction work"sarcophagus" for the fourth block of the station six months after the accident, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant began to gradually resume its work. But after ten years, the first unit was decommissioned. In 2000, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant finally ceased to function.
April 26 - the day of memory of those killed in radiation accidents and disasters. These days, people all over the world come to monuments and light hundreds of candles.
Chernobyl Glory Memorial to participants of the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl NPP accident in Donetsk
The memorial of Chernobyl glory was installed inDonetsk in 2006 April 26th. This is one of the most famous and largest monuments to Chernobyl victims, which was installed twenty years after the accident in memory of the thousands of Donetsk residents who participated in the aftermath. It is a bell that embodies the call to forever remember what happened and not to allow such a catastrophe in the future. On one of the sides of the monument there is an icon laid out in mosaic, which is called "Chernobyl Savior".
Monument to Chernobyl victims in Bryansk
Like its Donetsk counterpart, the monument in Bryansk waserected on the anniversary of the accident at the power plant in 2006. Earlier, local authorities announced a contest, the winner of which was sculptor Alexander Romashevsky, whose project was implemented. The monument to the Chernobyl victims of Romaszewski’s authorship is a huge globe resembling the Earth, on one side of which a deep crack gapes around the Chernobyl NPP location (the lights turn on at night and a cold dim light pours from the crack).
On the site itself every year on April 26ththe memory comes the inhabitants of the city. Here are lit candles that are placed around the monument. And on ordinary days there are quite a lot of people around the memorial, around the monument there is a small square where the locals like to spend time.
Monument in Rostov
This memorial dedicated to the featliquidators, is considered the largest in Russia. The central figure of the old composition was a two-meter bronze liquidator breaking through the fire. The current Chernobyl growth five meters. The man depicted in bronze steps over fire, escaping from the ground under his feet. Many find this fact symbolic, considering the burning planet under their feet to be a symbol of catastrophe, which humanity managed to avoid thanks to the dedication of those who were involved in measures to eliminate the consequences of the explosion.
Monument in Minsk region
Monument to Chernobyl victims opened near Minskrelatively recently, in April 2011, on the eve of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. This memorial can be called truly national. It was built on the collected money, including the money of the military unit, which at one time took part in eliminating the consequences of the explosion at the Chernobyl NPP. In addition, a memorial plaque was opened directly in Minsk and a memorial sign was installed.
The whole world forever remembered the tragedy that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. April 26, the day of memory of victimsRadiation accidents people come to the memorials to thank the liquidators for their lives.
