By Ezio Mauro (La Repubblica)
"Be careful, be careful, dear comrades. Following the incident at the Chernobyl power plant, high levels of radiation were recorded. The Communist Party and the Soviet police force have taken the necessary security measures. For the safety of the population, it is necessary to evacuate the town of Pripyat. Please stay calm and close all windows. ”
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This is the first official reaction of Soviet power to the Chernobyl disaster. It was broadcast throughout the contaminated area, via loudspeakers installed on the roof of army cars, the day after the explosion, which occurred on April 26, 1986 at 1 hour, 23 minutes and 45 seconds. .
On the evening of the disaster, Radio Moscow will briefly speak of a “failure”, relegating the greatest nuclear disaster in history to the 4th position of its news bulletin.In the rest of the country, the news spread through the tom-tom of popular murmurs, as is the case in totalitarian regimes that hide, measure or confuse information. On the evening of the disaster, Radio Moscow will briefly talk about "breakdown", relegating the
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