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Chernobyl | Rachel Yurkovich
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Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort)
The city of Chernobyl's name is the same as a local Ukrainian name for this plant which is чорнобиль or "chornobyl". Mugwort is a type of wormwood.
Pripyat square
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Pripyat square
Rossoha vehicle scrap yard
Rossoha vehicle scrap yard
Rossoha vehicle scrap yard
Leliv village
Leliv village
Happy New Year 1985 postcard left behind in a house
Leliv village
Leliv village
Leliv village
Leliv village
Zalissya village
Leliv village
Zalissya village
Zalissya village
Mouse poop on a blanket
House Boat, on the Pripyat River
Emerald summer camp
Swingset Emerald summer camp
Ant hill in Emerald summer camp
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Outhouse in Emerald summer camp
Factory Kitchen
Factory Kitchen
Shopping center in Pripyat
Shopping center in Pripyat
Fish farm and lab
This location was used to test radioactive fish after the disaster. They fed the fish to foxes and minks that they were breeding for fir and they got sick.
Fish farm and lab
Fish farm and lab
Fish farm and lab
Chernobyl Scientific Center
At this location they studied the effects of radiation on plants after the disaster. That was once a greenhouse.
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