Chernobyl: forty years after disaster, archives reveal state lie

On the fortieth anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, historical archives expose systematic disinformation orchestrated by the Soviet KGB.

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The fact

The regime concealed the true scale of the nuclear disaster to preserve its political image.

These revelations show how information manipulation amplified the humanitarian consequences of the disaster.

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