{"product_id":"chernobyl-the-history-of-a-nuclear-catastrophe-paperback","title":"Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSerhii Plokhy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chernobyl survivor and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author delivers the definitive history of the worst nuclear accident in history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most comprehensive and convincing history of Chernobyl yet to appear in English.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. The outburst put the region on the brink of nuclear annihilation and contaminated over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In \u003ci\u003eChernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e, Serhii Plokhy follows the stories of the firefighters, scientists, engineers, workers, soldiers, and policemen who found themselves caught in a nuclear Armageddon and succeeded in doing the seemingly impossible: extinguishing the inferno and putting the reactor to sleep. As Plokhy convincingly argues, the disaster was not just the result of a turbine test gone wrong, but also the failure of the Soviet political system and the prioritization of economic development over humanitarian concern. \u003ci\u003eChernobyl \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive history of the nuclear disaster, but also an urgent call to action by one of its survivors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerhii Plokhy\u003c\/b\u003e is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. The\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Gates of Europe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNuclear Folly\u003c\/i\u003e, Plokhy is an award-winning author of numerous books. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463485677875,"sku":"9781541617070","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/JtQJ_1tRCf9781541617070.webp?v=1781603063","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/chernobyl-the-history-of-a-nuclear-catastrophe-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}