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Re:Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interes... by renegade-otter on Saturday August 19, 2023 @08:32AM (#37188098)
Outside of Russia? Come on. Most young people know of Chernobyl because of the TV show. The tourism there spiked after HBO rolled it.

The former USSR is a totally different matter. It's a very well-known and painful, very close part of history. Not knowing about it is a shocking level of ignorance and miseducation, and yet - this is what we have.

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Re:Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interes... by gettodachoppa on Saturday August 19, 2023 @11:22AM (#37189661)
20yo westerners are not watching HBO shows about old Russian scientists. If they're watching HBO at all, they're watching Euphoria. It takes a certain mindset and a modicum of appreciation for history to watch Chernobyl.

I don't think it's a stretch to think a 22yo Russian farmer signed up for the military is just as disinterested in history.

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