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The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become the stuff of myth and legend. After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, part of the Soviet Union — now in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia — was cordoned off because of the resulting radiation and other dangers.
Decades later, author Darmon Richter traveled to the strange Cold War-era site to take photographs of the eerie ghost towns and structures of a bygone age that continues to live on in the public imagination as one of the most serious follies of the 20th century. In Chernobyl: A Stalkers’ Guide, Richter shares glimpses of the incredible access he had to a site that continues to send chills down the spine of people around the world.
Chernobyl: A Stalkers’ Guide by Darmon Richter is published by FUEL and available online.