«The Pain of Chernobyl»: a documentary poster exhibition by the Zonal State Archives in Novogrudok

To mark the 40th anniversary of the major man-made disaster in the history of nuclear energy – the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP), the Zonal State Archives in Novogrudok has prepared a documentary poster exhibition, «The Pain of Chernobyl». The exhibition features documents and photographs about the tragic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986, the victims in the first days of the accident and the courage of the liquidators, the severe consequences of the disaster for the Republic of Belarus, the number of settlements contaminated with radionuclides, as well as measures to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, including the rehabilitation of children living in contaminated areas, and regional activities of the State Programs for Overcoming the Consequences of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster in the Dyatlovo, Novogrudok, and Slonim districts, in which priority is given to the health of citizens, social protection, and support for agriculture Socioeconomic development.

Pictured: Documentary exhibition at the Zonal State Archives in Novogrudok.