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Review of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Times

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Post date 21st May 2018
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My review of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy. The Times, 12 May 2018

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-chernobyl-history-of-a-tragedy-by-serhii-plokhy-the-reactor-built-to-blast-w9qx03dth

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