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HU OSA 331-0-2 Fonds 331: Interviews Relating to Chernobyl Series 2: Interviews with Chernobyl survivors Container list: VHS
- 1. Roslava, Natal'ia Arsen'evna (engineer-chemist, politician) and Tolstik, Nikolai Nikolaevich (journalist, former editor-in-chief of 'Mogilevskaia Pravda') (oral history interview)
About the long-term impact of Chernobyl on individual life-styles and social development in Belarus; 'erosion' of the Soviet way of thinking after the catastrophe; resettlement of the 30 km zone.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 31 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.
Unidentified journalist (former teacher and Komsomol official); Litin, Aleksandr (photographer) and Roslava, Natal'ia Arsen'evna (oral history interview)
About decontamination measures taken by the Communist authorities right after the explosion; social benefits for people affected by radiation; evacuation of the territories most affected by radiation in 1986-1990; public ignorance about the impact of radiation on health; Chernobyl and the West; diminishing of the Chernobyl theme in social discourse in Belarus.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 53 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.
Nechaeva, Galina Grigor'evna (director of the Vetka museum of Old Believers' icons) and Nechaev, Ivan Ivanovich (artist) (oral history interview)
Description of the artifacts in the museum of Old Believers' icons in Vetka; Chernobyl catastrophe through the prism of the Old Believers' worldview; rich ethnographic description of the Old Believers' culture of the region.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 68 min
Miadelko, Mikhail (Orthodox priest) (oral history interview)
Chernobyl as one of many other catastrophes, not a unique one; Church and State under Communist rule.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 27 min- 2. Ivanov, Vladimir Matveevich (former first secretary of the Slavgorod regional committee of the Communist Party of the USSR) (oral history interview)
About the ambiguous impact of radiation on health; evacuation of people from the most affected areas as a major strategy of the authorities to combat the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe; burial grounds for contaminated materials and subjects; personal history; evaluation of Chernobyl-related decisions taken by the central Soviet and regional governments.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 33 min
Poor quality sound.
Litovchenko, Galina Grigor'evna (engineer-radiologist) (oral history interview)
About the Chernobyl-related activities of the radiological laboratory where she worked at the end of the 1980s; public ignorance the impact of radiation on health.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 18 min
Poor quality sound.
Zhitkov, Ivan Nikolaevich (engineer, chemist-decontaminator) (oral history interview)
About the mobilization of reservists in June 1986; description and evaluation of decontamination work performed by reservists; living conditions and regime of reservists in camps; health and psychological states of reservists; behavior of reservists from different republics of the USSR.
Russian language; 1996, 60 min
Unidentified teacher of music; Roslava, Natal'ia Arsen'evna (engineer-chemist, politician) and Zhitkov, Ivan Nikolaevich (engineer) (oral history interview)
About individual protective measures taken by people against radiation; a discussion on what to remember Chernobyl for.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 27 min
An informative piece of participant observation.
Studnik, Gennadii Vital'evich (editor of Mogilev TV) (oral history interview)
About the coverage of Chernobyl events in the Soviet media; journalists and authorities; censorship; Chernobyl and the dissolution of the USSR; Chernobyl as a topic in contemporary journalism.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 21 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.
Roslava, Natal'ia Arsen'evna (engineer-chemist, politician) (oral history interview)
Humanitarian aid from the West.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 7 min
Gotovchits, Anatolii (journalist) (oral history interview)
About censorship in the coverage of Chernobyl events in the Soviet media; evacuation from the 30-km zone and unwillingness of people to leave their residences; about local and regional officials who evacuated their own families and took individual protective measures against radiation while the general public remained uninformed and unprotected.
Belarus/Belarusian language; 1996, 28 min
For the continuation of the interview see: 331-0-2: 3- Gotovchits, Anatolii (journalist) (oral history interview)
About individual protective measures against radiation; psychological inability of people to cope with the Chernobyl-related problems; the place of Chernobyl in contemporary Belarus journalism and literature; Chernobyl and Belarus independence.
Belarus/Belarusian language, 36 min
Beginning of the interview: 331-0-2:2
Unidentified pediatrician (oral history interview)
About the impact of radiation and ecological factors on the incidence of cancer among children; results of the treatment of leukemia; social adaptation of children with cancer.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 14 min
Beginning of the interview: 331-0-2:2
Lavshuk, Larisa Aleksandrovn and Egorova, Lubov' Mikhaiilovna (mothers of children with leukemia) (oral history interview)
About medical treatment of children suffering from leukemia; social problems of children with leukemia.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 14 min
Iarutskaia, Raisa Ivanovna (head physician in one of the maternity homes in Mogilev) and unidentified gynecologist (oral history interview)
About the dynamics and nature of diseases among new-born children in Mogivel; diagnostics and preventive measures in pathological pregnancies; Chernobyl and the growth of genetic diseases in Belarus.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 34 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.
Shepilo, Igor' Aleksandrovich (pediatrician) and Bogaten'ko, Nina Timofeevna (doctor's assistant) (oral history interview)
About the behavior of people during the first weeks after the explosion; the functioning of medical services after the explosion; cancer of the thyroid gland as the only established medical Chernobyl-related pathology in the region; problems with proper nutrition for people affected by radiation; humanitarian aid; treatment of children abroad; child mortality.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 54 min- Goncharenko, Grigorii Grigor'evich (director of Gomel' laboratory of molecular genetics); Podutov, Vladimir Evgen'evich (deputy-director) and several employees of the laboratory (oral history interview)
About the genetic school of the USSR; suppression of facts about the explosion and its impact on the efficiency of the fight against the consequences of Chernobyl; disagreements among Belarus scientists concerning strategies for combating the consequences of Chernobyl; current research into the Chernobyl-related damage in hereditary genetic material; the growth of mutations and congenital diseases.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 86 min
Firsakova, Slava Konstantinovna (director of the Gomel' research institute of agricultural radioecology) (oral history interview)
About national sanitary standards; the safety of nuclear energy; the rehabilitation of natural resources in Belarus; major dangers of Chernobyl are in the past; about the evacuation program as an exaggeration; need to combat Chernobyl psychologically; criticism of 'alarmists' scientists.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 79 min- 5. Nesterenko, Vasilii Borisovich (former director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences, director of the non-governmental institute of radiation safety) (oral history interview)
About his vain attempts to persuade the top officials of the republic to undertake preventive measures and the reaction of the authorities; Chernobyl-related activities of the Institute 1986-1987; evaluation of the current governmental strategies for combating the consequences of Chernobyl; accumulation of strontium as a main danger for health; about the institution of radiation safety.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 128 min
Highly informative participant observation.
Rychkov, Aleksandr (sociologist) (oral history interview)
About the Chernobyl catastrophe in the context of the dissolution of the USSR; inability of society and authorities react adequately to threatened catastrophe.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 67 min- Kudan, Petr Mikhailovich (representative of local authorities) (oral history interview)
About how the local authorities were left uninformed about the explosion; immigration from the former USSR republics to Belarus in the 1990s; current Chernobyl-related tasks for local authorities; coordination of activities between central and local authorities in Soviet times and in Belarus in the 1990s.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 89 min
Cherkas, Nikolai Sergeevich (director of the experimental state farm of the Belarus Academy of Sciences) (oral history interview)
About cases of fraud and corruption during operations intended to clean up the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 14 min
Sadchenko, Nikolai Ivanovich and unidentified farmers (oral history interview)
About immediate measures taken by the local authorities; cooperation between the region and the Obninsk Institute of agricultural radiology and Minsk dispensary of radiological medicine.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 25 min
Aleshina, Valentina Pavlovna (director of the cheese factory in Khoiniki) (oral history interview)
About the suspension of cheese production on May 2, 1986 due to the Chernobyl accident.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 10 min
Shnarevich, Petr Sergeevich (forest-guard) (oral history interview)
About changes in flora and fauna after Chernobyl
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 4 min
Patarocha, Nina Fedorovna, Patarocha Nikolai Ivanovich and unidentified official (oral history interview)
About the evacuation of the family in autumn 1986 and its voluntary return in spring 1988.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 23 min
Klavdia Vasil'evna (emigrant from the 30-km zone) (oral history interview)
About the evacuation, temporary housing and final re-settlement
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 7 min- Tsukerman, Mikhail Arkad'evich (journalist) (oral history interview)
About immigration from Kyrgyzstan to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 26 min
Degovtsev family (immigrants) (oral history interview)
About immigration from Kyrgyzstan to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 12 min
Gorlov Dmitrii and Gorlova Ol'ga (immigrants) (oral history interview)
About international strife in Tajikistan; immigration from Tajikistan to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 32 min
Akhmedova (immigrant) (oral history interview)
About immigration from Azerbaijan to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 22 min
Paliashvili (immigrant) (oral history interview)
About immigration from Abkhazia to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 16 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.
unidentified family (immigrants) (oral history interview)
About immigration from Tajikistan to a region of Belarus affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 28 min
Kovalenko, Zinaida Evdokimovna (resident of the 30-km zone) (oral history interview)
About evacuation from the worst-affected areas and voluntary return; cases of corruption and fraud during evacuation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 19 min
Poor quality sound.
Unidentified re-settlers (former residents of the 30-km zone) (oral history interview)
About living in a village especially built for evacuees from the areas most affected by radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 32 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.- Verzhbikovskii, Nikolai (liquidator) (oral history interview)
About shooting domestic animals in the 30 km zone; about cases of looting.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 32 min
Bakhtiiarov, Baurzhan (liquidator) (oral history interview)
About being forced to spend his military service for a fixed period in the Belarus in 1986.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 7 min
Avramenko, Svetlana (oral history interview)
About husband suffering from leucosis.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 18 min
Avramenko, Igor' (oral history interview)
About farm works in the 30km zone in summer 1986.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 17 min
Blin, Kazimir Evgen'evich (helicopter-pilot) and Pavlov, Oleg Leonidovich (helicopter-mechanic) (oral history interview)
About air force operations related to cleaning up the consequences of the explosion; ignorance of officers about radiation and uneven effect of radiation on pilots and liquidators; evaluation of the organization of the air force operations.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 55 min
Romanchuk, Lidiia Fedorovna (oral history interview)
About the family history; about son (liquidator) suffering from leukemia.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 27 min- Koryt'ko, Sergeii Sergeevich (director of the Institute of Radiation Medicine) and Belookaia, Tamara Vasil'evna (doctor-radiologist) (oral history interview)
About the profile of diseases among the Belarus population; Chernobyl as a complex factor affecting health; resettlement as a risk factor for health; about difficulties in establishing direct causal relationship between radiation and diseases; inability of society successfully to combat the consequences of Chernobyl.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 51 min
Loiko, Alla Leonidovna (doctor of the Institute of Radiation Medicine) (oral history interview)
About resettlement as a major health risk factor for elderly people; difficulties with the medical treatment of the Institute's patients.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 8 min
Unidentified patients of the Institute of Radiation Medicine (oral history interview)
Description and evaluation of decontamination work; individual protective measures; cases of looting.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 33 min
Lichkovako, Raisa Ivanovna (psychiatrist of the Institute of Radiation Medicine) and Belookaia, Tamara Vasil'evna (radiologist) (oral history interview)
About Chernobyl as a complex factor affecting health; examples of psychological disorders; ways of overcoming psychological consequences of Chernobyl.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 31 min
Belookaia, Tamara Vasil'evna (radiologist, president of 'Children of Chernobyl' Fund (oral history interview)
Evaluation of the current Chernobyl-related government programs; ignorance of the general public and medical specialists about radiation; continuous need to explain the danger of radiation to the general public; Chernobyl and children's health.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 71 min
Recording breaks off suddenly.- Kolesnikova, Nina Stepanovna and Panasevich, Valentina (widows of liquidators) ) (oral history interview)
Family histories; disease and death of husbands; social benefit to widows of Chernobyl liquidators.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 147 min
2nd person of the 1st interview tells a touching story of the dreadful illness of husband and son.
11. Sobolev, Sergei Vasil'evich (retired officer, vice-chairman of the NGO 'Shield of Chernobyl') (oral history interview)
About the organization which helps Belarus liquidators from the army and police forces; inability of the civil and military authorities to organize decontamination in such a way as to protect the liquidators; about firemen who extinguished the blaze at the reactor right after the explosion; about the Ignatenko family; continuing ignorance about radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 47 min
Continuation of the interview on the cassette 331-0-2: 11- Sobolev, Sergei Vasil'evich (retired officer, vice-chairman of the NGO 'Shield of Chernobyl') (oral history interview)
About low levels of individual protection provided for people doing decontamination work; inefficiency of decontamination work due to the fact that it was organized by the Communist authorities instead of professionals; chapel-museum dedicated to those involved in cleaning up after Chernobyl
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 103 min
Beginning of the interview on the cassette 331-0-2: 10- Ignatenko, Tat'iana Pertrovna (mother of fireman Ignatenko, Vasilii Ivanovich who extinguished the blaze at the reactor) and Shur, Gertruda (journalist) (oral history interview)
About son's work for fire brigade in Pripiat'; Vasilii and other firemen being treated at a Moscow hospital; firemen's funeral at Mitino cemetery; the history of the family after the evacuation of the village where they lived.
Belarus/Ukrainian language; 1996, 133 min
The interviewee is a speaker of a dialect.
Sobolev, Sergei Vasil'evich (retired officer, vice-chairman of the NGO 'Shield to Chernobyl') (oral history interview)
About the organization which helps Belarus liquidators from the army and police forces; inability of the civil and military authorities to organize decontamination work in a safe way; about firemen who extinguished the blaze at the reactor right after the explosion; about the Ignatenko family; continuing ignorance about radiation.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 50 min
A copy of the interview part 2 recorded on the cassette 331-0-2: 10- Ignatenko, Ludmila ( widow of fireman Ignatenko, Vasilii Ivanovich who died on May 13, 1986) (oral history interview)
About the fire at the nuclear plant; life in Pripiat' during first days after the explosion; the fate of Vasilii and five other firemen who extinguished the blaze at the reactor after the explosion up to their deaths.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 158 min- Afanas'ev, Ivan Mikhailovich (philologist) (oral history interview)
Chernobyl as a worldview in contemporary Belarusian literature; why Belarusian literature lacks any worthwhile work about Chernobyl; about existential questions raised by Chernobyl and the degree to which they are understood by Belarus society.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 62 min
Informative reflection about the role and place of Chernobyl in contemporary Belarusian literature.
Gaiko, Irina L'vovna (psychologist) (oral history interview)
About the established correlation between cumulative levels of radionucleids and the psychic health of rural children of Belarus; explanation of the Chernobyl catastrophe from the point of view of bioenergetics.
Belarus/Russian language; 1996, 63 min
Char'kov, Nikolai Prohorovich and Char'kova, Nina Konstantinovna (teachers) (oral history interview)
About the life of one of the rural schools after the explosion; about unprofessional measures taken and mistakes made by the authorities; evaluation of the national program for the improvement of children's health.
Belarus/Russian language; 1995, 48 minOnline version updated: 6 January 2012
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