Kaslov reviewed Chernobyl by Serhii PLOKHY
Review of 'Chernobyl' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very thorough...
The book covers the events from the original party summit that ordered the construction of the plant to the completion of the new sarcophagus. Now, because the author is well known for covering the history of Ukraine he looked at this catastrophe from more of a political perspective. Everything from planing through construction and running the plant to response to the accident was messed up. Yes he did cover the disaster and its causes, but he was far more concerned with the actions of the communist party and it's failings than anything else. For example he only skims the part the liquidators played in the clean up. And of course the political aftermath that followed, mainly for the independence of Ukraine and its policies after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Now, if you are looking for a more political analysis (mostly from Ukraine and Russia perspective) of …
Very thorough...
The book covers the events from the original party summit that ordered the construction of the plant to the completion of the new sarcophagus. Now, because the author is well known for covering the history of Ukraine he looked at this catastrophe from more of a political perspective. Everything from planing through construction and running the plant to response to the accident was messed up. Yes he did cover the disaster and its causes, but he was far more concerned with the actions of the communist party and it's failings than anything else. For example he only skims the part the liquidators played in the clean up. And of course the political aftermath that followed, mainly for the independence of Ukraine and its policies after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Now, if you are looking for a more political analysis (mostly from Ukraine and Russia perspective) of the accident then I recommend this book, but if you are looking for a more technical book on this topic and the clean up that followed, there are many others. I hear Midnight in Chernobyl is very good.
