Schools, playgrounds, hotels, and homes are still standing, although they have suffered from severe deterioration and vandalism. Pripyat is located within the Exclusion Zone, but is now considered safe enough for guided tours. ... However, the New York Academy of Scientists recently published a book, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, in which the Russian scientist Alexey Yablokov compiled hundreds of studies, all of which support ...
Internationally renowned biologist and leader of Russia's Green Party, Alexei Yablokov, said that the region is likely to see hundreds more people die than usual because of the smog, reported BBC News. Dmitry Kiktev from the Roshydromet meteorological .....'If you spend your vacations armed with too many checklists, you're missing the point of leaving home.''101 Places Not to See Before You Die' (Harper) by Catherine Price is out now. In the studio. The artist at work ...
In a hearing before this committee on October 2nd, 1997, Dr. Alexei Yablokov, a former member of the Russian Security Council and respected scientist, supported Lebed's claim that Russia had in fact manufactured suitcase nuclear weapons. ...... Even if the device failed to go nuclear, that was quite enough to destroy him, his book, the tower and the heavily armed guards standing at its base, not to mention a sizeable lump of New Mexico real estate. ...