abandonedplaces: Ukraine, Pripyat. 2009

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@ 2009-02-25 21:48:00

Ukraine, Pripyat. 2009

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	mambolica 2009-02-25 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	This is a location I'd very much like to visit. A whole city stopped dead in its tracks. You got some great shots. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	templarwolf 2009-02-25 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	This. And thank you for sharing these shots with us. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ravengrace 2009-02-25 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	These are wonderful! Maybe I should know but what happened here? For some reason the picture of the shoes really struck me...I love it! (Reply to this) (Thread)

deviant_man
2009-02-25 07:09 pm UTC (link)

Pripyat, is an abandoned city in the zone of alienation in northern Ukraine, Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. It was home to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. The city was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster. Its population had been around 50,000 prior to the accident.
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union. It is considered to be the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history and the only level 7 instance on the International Nuclear Event Scale. It resulted in a severe release of radioactivity into the environment following a massive power excursion which destroyed the reactor. Two people died in the initial steam explosion, but most deaths from the accident were attributed to radiation.

	pissoffnews 2009-02-25 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Seeing pictures of Pripyat is always exciting. And creepy, knowing what happened at Chernobyl. Excellent photos! (Reply to this)

	zjman 2009-02-25 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	These are hauntingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing! (Reply to this)

	coffeechica 2009-02-25 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	So very sad. Thank you for posting these -- I'm always fascinated by pictures of Pripyat. (Reply to this)

	sybilla13 2009-02-25 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	I read a book recently about Chernobyl and the surrounding areas. It really left me feeling so sad for everyone affected. Your photos are haunting. Thanks for posting them for us. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	allfourseasons 2009-02-26 12:10 am UTC (link)
	what was the book called? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	fnordx 2009-02-25 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	I actually recognized some of those locations from playing STALKER. That's kind of scary now that I think about it. (Reply to this)

	xtraboy 2009-02-25 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Amazing pictures! This place is unique! (Reply to this)

	solipsistnation 2009-02-25 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	Fantastic. Thank you. (I'm always impressed by how well STALKER did at depicting the desolation of Pripyat and the zone...) (Reply to this)

	noctiferi 2009-02-25 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	the man on the last pic, is he still living there? I heard there are still some people (old people, mostly) living there and refusing to move... great photos! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deviant_man 2009-02-25 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	No, the man on last photo has arrived with us. Two old ladies live there. (About one hundred years old) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	emosnail 2009-02-25 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Holy crap the ferris wheel from Call of Duty really exists (Reply to this) (Thread)

	black_off 2009-02-26 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	from STALKER you mean? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	sweptaway 2009-02-25 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	hauntingly beautiful. i love these. (Reply to this)

	uninco 2009-02-25 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	Как это страшно. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	uninco 2009-02-25 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	Снимки отличные. Я имею в виду трагедию. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	yabortprovodnik 2009-02-25 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	Шикарные фото! (Reply to this)

	kageneko 2009-02-25 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	I always love seeing photos of Pripyat and Chernobyl. Thank you for sharing. (Reply to this)

	chobag 2009-02-25 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	these are awesome what kind of camera is this? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deviant_man 2009-02-25 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	camera: Nikon f70; lens: Nikkor 24-120 VR, Nikkor 50/2.8, Sigma EX 12-24; film: Kodak Portra 160 VC (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dj_axle 2009-02-25 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	Is it a bad thing that I recognize some of these locations from Call of Duty 4. Amazing work deviant_man! And great choice in film, Portra 160VC is my favourite print film. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	geordie 2009-02-25 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Lol! I am stuck at the bottom of that wheel right now waiting for the helicopter, I keep getting killed right as it arrives. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	geordie 2009-02-25 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	That place makes me scared from six thousand miles away. My Ukranian co-worker tells me the place is open now, nothing stopping you going to see the area; can you really just go there without restrictions? Not a place I expect to visit. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deviant_man 2009-02-25 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	The place is protected :) But there start up official excursions sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jane_hidell 2009-02-25 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	BEAUTIFUL. Thanks so much~! (Reply to this)

	wizeboy 2009-02-25 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	everybody go play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. )))) (Reply to this)

	gemfyre 2009-02-25 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, great to see photos of the other rides in that small amusement park. What was that ride that wasn't the Ferris Wheel or Bumper Cars? It's hard to recognise by what's left. (Reply to this)

	superfoo 2009-02-25 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	Heartbreaking & amazing. (Reply to this)

	dark_fire18 2009-02-25 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	I love seeing foreign abandoned sites. <3 Thanks for sharing. (Reply to this)

	allfourseasons 2009-02-26 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Amazing photos, thanks for sharing these. This is my favorite abandoned place. (Reply to this)

	thelastdon 2009-02-26 12:22 am UTC (link)
	I have a massive soft spot for anything Chernobyl related, to the point where I recognised almost every location. I loved the ghosting effect, gave that corridor even more of an abandoned feel to it. However, aren't those vehicles still "hot"? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deviant_man 2009-03-08 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	no, they aren't (Reply to this) (Parent)