Posts Tagged ‘Soviet Union’
Untold Stories From Former Soviet Cyclist Nikolai Razouvaev | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #144
[Podcast] Nikolai Razouvaev was part of the Soviet national team between 1984 and 1990. He won a gold medal in a team time trial at the UCI junior world championships in 1984. Nikolai was cycling in Kiev just days following the April 26, 1986, Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. Kiev, with a population of 2 million,…
Read MoreCoronavirus is our Chernobyl | LIVESTREAMED 4-11-2020 | The Safety Doc Podcast #129
[Podcast] As an American teenager during the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Doc recalls being cautioned to stay inside whenever it rained due to radioactive rain; camera companies warning people that film images might be peppered with blotches due to radiation; isotopes destroying farm fields; and to brace for an outbreak of cancer. In this livestream,…
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