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Chernobyl

13 min read 18 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A gripping account of the Chernobyl disaster, revealing how Soviet secrecy, flawed reactor design, and human error led to catastrophe, exposing the empire's fragility.

You’ll learn

  • How design flaws made RBMK reactors unstable
  • The role of Soviet secrecy in the disaster
  • Why the test was doomed from the start
  • How Chernobyl accelerated the USSR's collapse