The Chernobyl disaster: Implications for the Soviet Union and glasnost
Journal: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)
Year: 2011

My research focused on the origins and development of the Soviet nuclear power industry, how the Soviet Union’s political climate in the 1980’s shaped the reaction to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and how environmental and political policy shifted in the aftermath of the disaster. To explore this topic, I utilized primary sources such as government documents, speeches, and firsthand accounts. I used mostly secondary sources to discuss the history of the nuclear industry. I relied mainly on gove