Legasov Death
Dies two years and one day after the Chernobyl accident, after continuing to document lessons from the disaster.
Follow Valery Legasov through 42 dated historical records for Russia.
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Dies two years and one day after the Chernobyl accident, after continuing to document lessons from the disaster.
Records detailed reflections on the Chernobyl response, the Soviet nuclear establishment and institutional weaknesses that he believed had contributed to the disaster.
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