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March 31, 2004
GHOST TOWN
I can't take credit for finding this -- nor even being the first to link to it. That honor, at least in my corner of the blogsphere, belongs to Pete over at A Perfectly Cromulent Blog. But damned if it's not an interesting site, so I'm gonna link to it and send you over there for a look.
Ghost Town is a site written by a Ukranian (I think?) woman named Elena who lives near Chernobyl. You know the place -- the one where we all saw just how safe nuclear power can be? Anyway, Elena also likes to ride her motorcycle, and rode through the Chernobyl dead zone, taking photos and sharing her impressions of what it was like to do so. She's put up her site -- and it's fascinating. Her English is okay... but you know what? My Russian sucks -- in fact, like most Americans, my vocabulary in other languages consists mostly of knowing how to say, "Do you speak English?" -- so I'll cut her some slack. You can pretty much understand what she's saying.
Her ride and her story are really interesting... and I must admit, I also find the Soviet-era articfacts or styles in some of her photos to be fascinating as well. (Not like anyone's gone there to take down any of the old CCCP propaganda or anything.) Whether you're a proponent or an opponent of nuclear power, I think you'll find her site interesting... please do go check it out.
