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Jordan Dunbar

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The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

From the BBC World Service, this is the Documentary Podcast. I'm Jordan Dunbar.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

On iloinen yleisö, joka puuttuu Kulttuurin palaisiin. Se on sopimus sovietin työntekijöille, joka osallistuu ilmaisemmalle tapahtumalle. Se oli vuosi 1985. TÀmÀ oli paikka kuin mikÀÀn muu muu. Kuukausia ihmisiÀ puuttuu ympÀristöön viisi-vuotiaan. Kun he kÀyvÀt ulos, he kÀyvÀt erilaiseen maailmaan.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Ei ollut taloja, vain tanssipuoli. Isompi tanssipuoli, jossa oli vahvoja disco-luokkia. SiellÀ oli kolme isoa projekteja ja isoja lukioita, jotka soittivat DJ-luokkien kappaleita. Ukrainalaisessa parhaassa disco-luokkissa ja yksi paikka Pripyatissa, tÀmÀ on Klub Edison 2.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

It's all lasers and no Lenin in here. A pulsing melting pot of the best and brightest in the 15 republics that made up the Soviet Union. We had dancers encouraging and calling on the people of Pripyat to dance. The 400 strong crowd dressed in knock-off jeans, big hair and t-shirts tighter than an industrial vice. Excitement, energy and hairspray filled the room.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Onnistumassa on yksilö, joka on pilottunut, jossa on tanssijat ero-flotteissa. Se on DJ Aleks Demidoff. HÀn on seurannut ilmastonlaajua, ja hÀn on tullut tietoinen pionneeritsevien esiintyvien.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

I was the pilot, the chief guide. I was constantly talking to the audience. It wasn't just about putting the music on and that's it. This is the disco of the 80s, when the DJ is the organizer of the dancers. I was the person who would say how, what and where we are going.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

This was no ordinary disco, for Pripyja was no ordinary place. It was an atomgrad, a nuclear city in northern Ukraine built especially for the workers on the marvel of Soviet engineering next to it.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Koska se oli Ukraina's youngest city, we got a really great team to work in the disco. And actually, to be honest, it was a party for me. We were doing it because we loved it.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Suurin osa tÀmÀn kiinnostamista oli syrjÀÀmÀllÀ polttoaineen sotilasta, Serhii Lobanov. Oli paljon ihmisiÀ, mutta nÀin Irinan pian, koska hÀn oli tanssivassa ja oli merilÀhtöinen. Huomasin hÀnet suoraan ja ajattelin, ettÀ mikÀ kaunis kaveri.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Suosittelen erityisesti Adriano Celentano-kappaleen Susanna, jonka kutsuimme. Se, mitÀ tuli seuraavaksi, vaihtaisi heidÀn elÀmÀÀnsÀ jatkuvasti. TÀmÀ on unelmallinen tarina nuorten rakastusta ja vahvistettua musiikkia, jotka kytkevÀt keskustelun kohdalla. Olin keskustelussa, ja menin ylöspÀin.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Se on tarina tulevaisuuden kaupungin, joka on pysÀhtynyt ennen. Klub Edisonin lopputuloksen lopputulokset pysyvÀt vain muistiin. Muistiin diskoa, joka ei koskaan tapahtunut. TÀmÀ on, kun 50 000 ihmistÀ tuli diskoon, baareihin, kafeihin. Ja nyt se on silmÀÀ.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

I'm Jordan Dunbar from the BBC World Service. This is the last dance floor in Chernobyl. Like all good love stories, we begin with courgettes.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

It was Serhi. He'd been invited round by his friend, who had just had a baby and was freaking out. He told me, Serhi, please come over. I'm tired of being surrounded by women. I need to talk to a man. And we were drinking samohon. It's a very strong drink.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Strong is an understatement. This stuff gets you so out of this world, cosmonauts are looking up at you. Samohon is pochin, moonshine, homemade alcohol. So at that time, vodka was in short supply. The Soviets' relationship with alcohol was changing. The party realizing the much-loved vodka was becoming a problem, and it started cracking down on supplies.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

But that didn't stop a dad with a newborn from getting some much needed relaxant.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

We were sitting there for a long time and we were getting drunk. Then the doorbell rang. Sir, he can't believe who's standing there. It's the girl with the red belt. He's seen her before at the club. They've never actually met. But he's noticed she's had a glow up. They opened the door and Irina was standing there. I had my seaside tan.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Kuten seuraa ukrainalaisen filmin Dirty Dancingin, mutta tÀmÀn kerran Baby's Arena puhuttiin korsettista, eikÀ valkoista. Ja silloin minÀ paniksin ja sanoin, ettÀ meillÀ on korsettia kotona. Joten menin kotona, otin korsettia ja otin ne takaisin Irinaan.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

It took me 40 years to realize that actually it was a set up. Our moms planned it to introduce us to each other.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Operation Babushka worked! But where do you go after courgettes? Well, luckily the city had plenty of options for a young couple. We thought we could go to the disco, but where else can we go in our small town? So he invited me to go to the swimming pool.

The Documentary Podcast
The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl

Nuo atominen on melkein aina uusi kaupungi.

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