I know who you're talking about. I think you vastly underestimate the fear of the State/KGB the citizens lived with during that era. Furthermore, people in positions of even moderate power were often selected by the State specifically for their willingness to do what the Party would want, regardless of what we understand as "the right thing to do". Very few were in a position of power because they were the best person for the job.
Chernobyl (HBO)
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I know who you're talking about. I think you vastly underestimate the fear of the State/KGB the citizens lived with during that era. Furthermore, people in positions of even moderate power were often selected by the State specifically for their willingness to do what the Party would want, regardless of what we understand as "the right thing to do". Very few were in a position of power because they were the best person for the job.
I'm only on episode 2 and holy shit we're hooked.
I’m with you on that, but I don’t think the state would have been happy either with considerable problems that would have arisen due to his incompetence just short of the A3-5 catastrophe.
This. So much this. It is as if the Soviet system somehow sought out the individuals with the right mix of just enough intelligence, slavish devotion to rules, and a particularly nasty streak in down-stream management relations. In other words it’s like they collected all the officious little backstabbing pricks and promoted them.
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I was stationed in Germany when this happened. The level of missinformation flying around made our Commander schedule a special Commander's Call just to get out the best information they had. One guy bought rolls of film and would have them developed after sitting on his window sill.
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I just watched episode 5. Lagasov's testimony of how the meltdown occurred was....enlightening...I guess I'd say. That seems too tepid a word for something so catastrophic.
The postscript information about what happened to the major players, and the results surrounding the meltdown just made me furious. People of a certain age, mostly those who grew up during the Cold War I'd guess, were raised to hate the USSR. I think I'm just young enough to have not had to face the full brunt of that hatred, but I got a little. That aside, Soviets/Russians are good people. They didn't deserve any of what happened. It pisses me off to see good people suffer at the hands of incompetent, morally bankrupt assholes.
The postscript information about what happened to the major players, and the results surrounding the meltdown just made me furious. People of a certain age, mostly those who grew up during the Cold War I'd guess, were raised to hate the USSR. I think I'm just young enough to have not had to face the full brunt of that hatred, but I got a little. That aside, Soviets/Russians are good people. They didn't deserve any of what happened. It pisses me off to see good people suffer at the hands of incompetent, morally bankrupt assholes.
Just watched the first episode last night.
I'm in.
I'm in.
dude it gets better with every episode. I'm on #3 and absolutely hooked. #2 was crazier than 1, and from what the guys are saying the next few REALLY get crazy.
Lol I was thinking about it last night, it's pretty intense, but as far as I know that was the "event" so how could it get any crazier.
I'll be watching!
#5 was my fav.
Same thoughts. Watched the first episode and it was terrifying/awesome. At the same time I kept thinking, well how does it get more intense from here? But people keep saying it does so... I'll be watching more episodes soon.
I wanted to slit my wrists after watching episode 4, the last episode really tied the series together though. Very well done series.
I just started listening to the podcast. I'm only 20 minutes into the first one, but it's also got me hooked. The creator is going to talk through each episode and reveal what was dramatized for TV and what was factually true. It's very interesting to hear his side and justification for decisions while creating the miniseries.
My sister and I were born on May 4 1986 in Moscow.
At the time my Dad was supposed to be conscripted to go "clean up" the disaster, he was excused because he had just become a father and needed to tend to his wife and kids(my sis and I.) He always tells the story about our birth saving his life. Lots of others were not so lucky obviously...
As someone above said this mini series has some good factual evidence in it. There is a pretty good YouTube channel that has a lot more information on the "Battle of Chernobyl" as well as other historical evidence.
1986.04.26 Post Scriptum
At the time my Dad was supposed to be conscripted to go "clean up" the disaster, he was excused because he had just become a father and needed to tend to his wife and kids(my sis and I.) He always tells the story about our birth saving his life. Lots of others were not so lucky obviously...
As someone above said this mini series has some good factual evidence in it. There is a pretty good YouTube channel that has a lot more information on the "Battle of Chernobyl" as well as other historical evidence.
1986.04.26 Post Scriptum
I binge watched the entire thing in a day on my plex server. I've always been fascinated by the CNPP explosion and absolutely loved this mini series. I'm just sad that I can't watch more.
I also love all the memes this show is spawning
I also love all the memes this show is spawning
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