{"product_id":"chernobyl-the-history-of-a-nuclear-catastrophe-9781541617070","title":"Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Chernobyl survivor and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Europe \u003c\/i\u003e\"mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system\" in this \"vividly empathetic\" account of the worst nuclear accident in history (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout contaminated half the continent, and thousands fell ill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e, Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to tell the dramatic stories of the firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who heroically extinguished the nuclear inferno. He lays bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry, tracing the disaster to the authoritarian character of the Communist party rule, the regime's control over scientific information, and its emphasis on economic development over all else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, the risk of another Chernobyl looms in the mismanagement of nuclear power in the developing world. A moving and definitive account, \u003ci\u003eChernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e is also an urgent call to action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619732853010,"sku":"9781541617070","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9bd6485-c230-4138-9deb-d2f5a05b9e16.jpg?v=1732554444","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chernobyl-the-history-of-a-nuclear-catastrophe-9781541617070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}