Serhii Plokhy

That was a very, very strong factor that crossed not just ethnic, religious, linguistic lines between members of the party and not members of the party of the top leadership and not in military and civilian because it turned out that the party card didn't protect you from being affected by radiation.

So the all-national mobilization happens, the first mass manifestations are about Chernobyl, not about anything else.

So the all-national mobilization happens, the first mass manifestations are about Chernobyl, not about anything else.

So the all-national mobilization happens, the first mass manifestations are about Chernobyl, not about anything else.

I was. I was. And I think that the... Many series are very truthful on a number of levels and very untruthful on some others. And they got excellent, very well, the macro and micro levels. So the macro level is the issue of the big truth. And the story there is very much built around the theme that I just discussed now. It's about the cost of lies, right? And the Soviet Union line.

I was. I was. And I think that the... Many series are very truthful on a number of levels and very untruthful on some others. And they got excellent, very well, the macro and micro levels. So the macro level is the issue of the big truth. And the story there is very much built around the theme that I just discussed now. It's about the cost of lies, right? And the Soviet Union line.

I was. I was. And I think that the... Many series are very truthful on a number of levels and very untruthful on some others. And they got excellent, very well, the macro and micro levels. So the macro level is the issue of the big truth. And the story there is very much built around the theme that I just discussed now. It's about the cost of lies, right? And the Soviet Union line.

to the people, and that's what the film explores. So that's, I call it, a big truth about Chernobyl. And they got a lot of minor things really, really very well. like the curtains on the windows, like how the houses looked from inside and outside. I didn't see any post-Soviet film or any Western film that would be so good at capturing those everyday details.

to the people, and that's what the film explores. So that's, I call it, a big truth about Chernobyl. And they got a lot of minor things really, really very well. like the curtains on the windows, like how the houses looked from inside and outside. I didn't see any post-Soviet film or any Western film that would be so good at capturing those everyday details.

to the people, and that's what the film explores. So that's, I call it, a big truth about Chernobyl. And they got a lot of minor things really, really very well. like the curtains on the windows, like how the houses looked from inside and outside. I didn't see any post-Soviet film or any Western film that would be so good at capturing those everyday details.

But then there is a huge gray area in between big truth and small truth of recreating the environment. That's how you get from one to another. Then you see the KGB officers coming and taking someone out of the meeting and arresting, which was not necessary. You see the Soviet boss threatening someone to throw the person from the helicopter, so

But then there is a huge gray area in between big truth and small truth of recreating the environment. That's how you get from one to another. Then you see the KGB officers coming and taking someone out of the meeting and arresting, which was not necessary. You see the Soviet boss threatening someone to throw the person from the helicopter, so

But then there is a huge gray area in between big truth and small truth of recreating the environment. That's how you get from one to another. Then you see the KGB officers coming and taking someone out of the meeting and arresting, which was not necessary. You see the Soviet boss threatening someone to throw the person from the helicopter, so

You get this Hollywood sort of things, despite the fact that it's an HBO series. And they're the best, really, as a film, in the fourth episode, where they completely decided just to hell with the reality and let's... Let's make a film. So they bring Legasov, one of the key characters, to these court meetings. They bring the key Soviet party boss, Shcherbina. He wasn't there.

You get this Hollywood sort of things, despite the fact that it's an HBO series. And they're the best, really, as a film, in the fourth episode, where they completely decided just to hell with the reality and let's... Let's make a film. So they bring Legasov, one of the key characters, to these court meetings. They bring the key Soviet party boss, Shcherbina. He wasn't there.

You get this Hollywood sort of things, despite the fact that it's an HBO series. And they're the best, really, as a film, in the fourth episode, where they completely decided just to hell with the reality and let's... Let's make a film. So they bring Legasov, one of the key characters, to these court meetings. They bring the key Soviet party boss, Shcherbina. He wasn't there.

They create a drama there. So they got the main thing, the big truth, right? And that's why I like this production.

They create a drama there. So they got the main thing, the big truth, right? And that's why I like this production.

They create a drama there. So they got the main thing, the big truth, right? And that's why I like this production.

You want to see this in images, visible, right? But the question, again, I just mentioned KGB marching in and some party leader giving a speech. They were not given that speech, but the sense was there and it was in the air. I, as people of my generation who were there, knew that and recognized that.