{"product_id":"chernobyl-roulette-serhii-plokhy","title":"Chernobyl Roulette (Serhii Plokhy)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A necessary book - and I can think of no writer better qualified to write it' Cal Flyn  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if Chernobyl was just the beginning?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOn 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. It was the most direct way for them to reach the capital - and an extraordinarily reckless plan after the disaster that had taken place there three decades earlier. Russian occupation of the plant had begun. It would last thirty-five days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosely reported and narrated from multiple perspectives, this is the story of the Ukrainians who were held hostage and worked shifts for weeks instead of days to spare the world a new nuclear accident. We meet Valentyn Heiko, the foreman who had also been there for the clean-up of the Chernobyl accident in 1986 and turned sixty during the occupation; plant workers who found a way to celebrate International Women's Day despite all odds; Russian officers who had no knowledge of nuclear reactors; and four stalkers who were caught in the middle and stood in for the overworked cook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping and unforgettable, Chernobyl Roulette sounds the alarm about the dangers of nuclear sites in an unprecedented time, when plant workers are left to fight on their own while the world holds its breath. In a book that reads like a thriller, Serhii Plokhy tells a remarkable story about human nature, uncertainty and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSerhii Plokhy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eChernobyl: History of a Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Pushkin House Book Prize, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Europe. \u003c\/i\u003eHis many acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Russo-Ukrainian War, Nuclear Folly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAtoms and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ehave been translated into over a dozen languages. He is Professor of History at Harvard University where he also serves as Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63411967328605,"sku":"K097809001","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/222957-9780900100001A.jpg?v=1770969104","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/chernobyl-roulette-serhii-plokhy","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}