Memorial to the Liquidators of the Chernobyl disaster
Russia /
Moskovskaja Oblast /
Krasnogorsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Moskovskaja Oblast
/ Krasnogorsk
, 4 km from center (Красногорск)
World / Russia / Moskva
memorial, 1993_construction
Memorial for the people who helped to stop the fire in the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and cleaned up the mess afterwards.
Some firemen where buried in lead coffins to keep the radiation in.
Some firemen where buried in lead coffins to keep the radiation in.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidators
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Coordinates: 55°52'22"N 37°20'48"E
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