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Synapsis: Russian biker details the nuclear destruction of Belorussia following the Chernobyl disaster of '86. (Sort of a, "Where are They Now?")
Someone turned me on to Elena's work years ago; some time later, I noticed that her site had disappeared and basically forgot about it. Recently it came to my attention that she has a new host and has branched out to military history in the area.
http://www.kiddofspeed.com/
Looking to kill time on the internet tomorrow at work? You could do far worse than this. Dig the pictures if nothing else.
I have neither a bike nor a radioactive wasteland, but as a former amateur urban speleologist such a thing appeals to me. The exploratory aspect of it, anyway; I find her offhanded reference to taking a radiac to the supermarket with her (just in case) to be particularly horrifying.
(Technical note: her assessment of radiological hazards jives with what Uncle Sam was teaching on the subject, at least for sailors a few years back; when taken with her claims that her father -- a radiological technician -- taught her this stuff, it's interesting to note that the Russians understood the material at least as well as we did...they just didn't take as much care in applying it evidently. What she is doing and the way that she is doing it is probably very safe, believe it or not. PM if you want the ugly specifics.)
Someone turned me on to Elena's work years ago; some time later, I noticed that her site had disappeared and basically forgot about it. Recently it came to my attention that she has a new host and has branched out to military history in the area.
http://www.kiddofspeed.com/
Looking to kill time on the internet tomorrow at work? You could do far worse than this. Dig the pictures if nothing else.
I have neither a bike nor a radioactive wasteland, but as a former amateur urban speleologist such a thing appeals to me. The exploratory aspect of it, anyway; I find her offhanded reference to taking a radiac to the supermarket with her (just in case) to be particularly horrifying.
(Technical note: her assessment of radiological hazards jives with what Uncle Sam was teaching on the subject, at least for sailors a few years back; when taken with her claims that her father -- a radiological technician -- taught her this stuff, it's interesting to note that the Russians understood the material at least as well as we did...they just didn't take as much care in applying it evidently. What she is doing and the way that she is doing it is probably very safe, believe it or not. PM if you want the ugly specifics.)
