I was there 3 years ago. But I didnt know about his role in chernobyl. That's really cool. He was a good man!

Damn. What a man...

I saw his lengthy interview and read some of his book. He wasn't certain about anything after the explosion; he and everybody else were at a loss. What he did know was that work needed to be done to drain hydrogen and oil from the system to prevent any further explosions or fires.

@@maksphoto78 Yeah, the building is huge. There is no way to immediately know what exactly exploded. It is not like the facility had a webcam in every room. I have read that the morning shift definitely knew the reactor core had blew up. They saw chunks of graphite all over the area on their way to work.

If you have water and heat there is always the possibility of an explosion. The people working in the reactor are just stupid.

One such event is right now unfolding in front of the world ...

I would watch any number of historical miniseries of this caliber. I don't care about what.

It honestly should have been much larger. The south of Belarus is where most of the imediate radiation fell and was never closed off. People that live there still have high rates of cancer

Well i think that´s what really matters. He took real rensponsabilty

I'm sure you get a ton of recs/requests. I'm just going to mention that if you (or anyone else) find yourselves craving more of the very specific sub-genre: "extremely dark and depressing topics but also freaking gorgeous cinematography, inspired soundtrack, and superb acting", The Handmaid's Tale might scratch the itch.

The west lost confidence in itself without the Soviet Union around. Sure, it's good how much more aware we are of all the ways we and our ancestors have failed and continue to fail - but ultimately the capitalist west knew on a fundamental level that they were safer, richer, freer, more honestly and competently governed than the Soviets - and they were right to believe so. We would be right to believe so now in the face of China, yet we are so deep in our own self loathing and polarised political bickering that an authoritarian figure like Xi Jinping looks masterful compared to our own leaders. He isn't, he and his cronies are no doubt every bit as hateful and spineless as the Soviet leaders who preceded them, but we cannot see this because we are so used to loathing and despising our own leaders and civil services. This matters. The confidence and certainty of the west kept the Soviets paranoid, eager to look respectable on the international stage, desperate to make sure that their people didn't see how much better off people in the 1st world were. Faced with the modern, self-doubting, fractured west, Gorbachev and the KGB would have been far, far more confidently brutal and wouldn't have given a rat's ass what the international community thought of them. When we see how unconcerned the Chinese and Russians are about covering up Peng Shuai's disappearance, the Salisbury poisonings or the release of covid, we see totalitarian powers that feel *zero* obligation to try to look respectable on the international stage, because they know we don't have the self confidence to make a compelling case for our own way of life to their oppressed people - because so many in our own societies are madly convinced that the UK and the US are literally the worst societies on earth, and wouldn't even begin to dream of arguing for a western, democratic capitalist way of life to oppressed people living under brutal dictatorships.

Nope, the audio is pretty bad.

''YOU HEARD NOTHING BECAUSE IS NOT THERE !''

Yep I get the crackling popping sounds on this video and the Ricky and Morty. Hope this can be fixed, only just found these guys and Reactions on the Rocks is ideal!

You're delusional. Take him to the infirmary.

Same here!

Andre Bergfeld Absolutely worth the listen. To get a lot of the background information and hear the inner workings of Craig Mazins decision making process was an absolute delight.

You're nuts man, no offense.

@@maximmichailov5081 fun fact, actually people are allowed to get inside the sarcophagus, but they need to like "register" for the visit or something like that. though they are not allowed to be there for extended periods of time, and they only can get there with protection. a journalist and explorer for my country "Praeities Zvalgas" has been there with a group of people and there is a video. check it out if you want (it's not in english). it is really interesting.

No..we have watched season 1-3 previously but we are starting our reactions to season 4.

Kacee’s are a little more green but mine or slightly more hazel in person but we’re not that far off from each other lol -Anthony

But, as I understand it, the Soviet government chose not to collect official statistics on the aftermath, so that's the only official tally there is.

Direct explosion and firefight - 31. And aftermath - it is very debating number these 4-93 thousands could be or could be not caused by radiation. If someone from there get illness it is not necessary caused by radiation exposure, but... There are a lot of extreme tourists at Extraction Zone now. And what if a young 20-30 years old guy from USA will get cancer in his 30-40 after visiting Chernobyl? Is he or she will be counted as a Chernobyl Disaster victim?

@@ZhekUA That's exactly the problem I think is with counting the number of deaths caused by this. And while yeah, some might view it as a "WTF" line, the mention that official death count by the USSR government makes sense. 31 people dead directly by the explosion through direct interaction with the plant. Anyone outside of that would've been an indirect death and therefore a separate count.

Even one MIA, his body haven't been founded, and no one tried because of radiation levels at that zone. And helicopter pilots are victims, but there was no investigation about crash, because it crashed at almost core.

@Clinton Pendleton nope, I am not. I am one of the biggest haters of the SU, I was 4 years old when it happened and 9 when SU collapsed. I am not just a Green Peace one.

@@InhalingWeasel no??

How do you explain enormous number of monuments in Russia then? Probably much more then in any other country. Dont be a racist ass, man

@@TocTeplv It's better to have one monument with the names of thousands actual victims than a hundred while officially pretending there were only 31. And to "honor" the fallen of the WWII while officially pretending it wasn't Stalin who made a treaty with Hitler before the war and butchered millions of his own people before, during, and after the latter - is more a disgrace than genuine remembrance. If racism is to be found in these atrocities, it comes from those who deny them, and not those who - for better future - want them to be known.

​@@TocTeplv Thousands of monuments are not equal to the acknowledgment of thousands of victims. Why monuments? It's cheaper. (c)

That list is made by the Soviet Union,and only counts those who died in the event,the staff,the firefighters,and everyone who was in or near the bulding dying in the explosion itself or radiation illness caused by the explosion,it doesnt count in cancers and everything else,like the other list with minimum 4000 people,it never meant to be,and noone said only 31 people died as a RESULT of the accident,it sais 31 died IN the accident.Also since Soviet union is broken up,obviously its unchanged cause there is no Soviet Union anymore.Its a docu drama not a documentum movie,you should not buy unreal,or half true informations which are meant to improve drama as a fact.

@@Djpbful The "other list" you are referring to was neither made by the Soviet Union (which still had 5 years before its dissolution to present more respectful accounts, not to mention Russia, its current juridical successor), but is a later estimation made by WHO. The regime counted only what was impossible to deny, and ignored what only can be ignored. Not in Chernobyl accident alone, but in countless other tragedies before and after.

I'd amend that to "any country ruled by a single political party" period, no matter if they talk about revolution or what colour their flags are.

@@Norbert_Sattler Well I was referring to the socialist stereotype of an ideologue driven madman, ruling over a single political party system, with nearly all of which have flown red banners of some sort. They almost of which come up with crazy economic plans that bring their nations to ruin because they're often intellectuals, and not economist and do not know how economies work. So their goals are often unrealistic, and methods insane. You saw this in China under Mao, North Korea under Kim il Sung, and Kim Song il. You saw this under Lenin and Stalin in the USSR, and Hitler in Germany. Hitler's is a interesting case though because he decided to fix his economic problems by war, and theft since his problems were financial ie his regime was spending money too fast but he also closed the economy so they were not making money from exports anymore. Where as the rest well just let their people die by the millions while pretending everything was fine after horrific mismanagement of agriculture and rapid forced industrial growth. If you're wondering why Hitler would close off his economy which lead to his nation's late 30's financial problems, well this video describes it quite well, sadly it isn't talked about for idiotic ideological reasons by academics. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndVigqmhtJ7KqaM.html