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This week marks 35 years since the worst nuclear disaster in history; the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.

Every year, on the anniversary, past and present residents of the Zone come together. They gather near a great metal angel statue. The statue is called "Monument of the Third Angel"; it is a tribute to all those who died as a result of the incident. Each person who attends holds a candle, they share stories and gather together to mark the day.

To commemorate the event in my own small way, I would like to share with you some photos that I took when I visited the Exclusion Zone a few years ago. I hope you find them thought-provoking and interesting.

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Memorial In Front Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Memorial In Front Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

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    Beautiful Graffiti Inside One Of The Cooling Towers

    Beautiful Graffiti Inside One Of The Cooling Towers

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    View Of Reactor Number Four. Taken In 2016 Before The New Safe Confinement Dome Covered It

    View Of Reactor Number Four. Taken In 2016 Before The New Safe Confinement Dome Covered It

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    Sports Hall At The Palace Of Culture Energetik

    Sports Hall At The Palace Of Culture Energetik

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    Shopping Trolley In An Abandoned Supermarket

    Shopping Trolley In An Abandoned Supermarket

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    Beautiful Stained Glass Inside A Riverside Cafe

    Beautiful Stained Glass Inside A Riverside Cafe

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    Empty Baby Cribs In The Maternity Wing Of Pripyat Hospital No. 126

    Empty Baby Cribs In The Maternity Wing Of Pripyat Hospital No. 126

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    Soviet Space-Themed Mural Inside The Pripyat Post Office

    Soviet Space-Themed Mural Inside The Pripyat Post Office

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    The Duga-3 Cold War-Era Missile Warning System

    The Duga-3 Cold War-Era Missile Warning System

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    Chernobyl-2 Sports Hall

    Chernobyl-2 Sports Hall

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    Room Filled With Posters Inside A Military Base

    Room Filled With Posters Inside A Military Base

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    One Of Many Abandoned Villages, Now Swallowed By The Forest

    One Of Many Abandoned Villages, Now Swallowed By The Forest

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    Collection Of Memorial Signs, Listing The Former Towns Of The Chernobyl Exclusion Zones

    Collection Of Memorial Signs, Listing The Former Towns Of The Chernobyl Exclusion Zones

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    Pripyat Azure Swimming Pool (Lazúrnyj)

    Pripyat Azure Swimming Pool (Lazúrnyj)

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    Memorial To The Firefighters, Who Lost Their Lives Fighting The Blaze At The Power Plant

    Memorial To The Firefighters, Who Lost Their Lives Fighting The Blaze At The Power Plant

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    The Ferris Wheel At The Abandoned Amusement Park

    The Ferris Wheel At The Abandoned Amusement Park

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    Sign Outside Pripyat, The Largest Town In The Exclusion Zone

    Sign Outside Pripyat, The Largest Town In The Exclusion Zone

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    Statue Of Lenin

    Statue Of Lenin

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    Bumper Cars At The Abandoned Amusement Park

    Bumper Cars At The Abandoned Amusement Park

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    View Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

    View Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

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    Vegetation Overgrows The Streets Of The Town Of Pripyat, With Hotel Polissya In The Distance

    Vegetation Overgrows The Streets Of The Town Of Pripyat, With Hotel Polissya In The Distance

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    One Of Several Signs On The Road To Chernobyl

    One Of Several Signs On The Road To Chernobyl

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    Staircase With Peeling Paint In A Pripyat Middle School

    Staircase With Peeling Paint In A Pripyat Middle School

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    The Iron Angel, A Memorial For The Chernobyl Disaster And Those Lives Lost

    The Iron Angel, A Memorial For The Chernobyl Disaster And Those Lives Lost

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    Dusty And Empty Bunkbeds Inside A Kindergarten

    Dusty And Empty Bunkbeds Inside A Kindergarten

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