Chernobyl: The Night and the Silence That Followed | History for Sleep (2 Hours)

Tonight, drift slowly back to the spring of 1986, to a nuclear power station on the edge of a quiet Soviet town. We will walk through the atomic city of Pripyat before the night that ended it, the flawed reactor and the test that went wrong, the long dark hours that followed, the silence from Moscow, the evacuation that was meant to last three days, the liquidators who cleaned up what could not be cleaned, and the empty zone that remains. Calmly and soberly told, with respect for those who were lost, to help you relax and fall asleep. So dim the lights, maybe turn on a fan for that soft background hum, and let's ease into tonight's journey together. Soft campfire ambience throughout. No loud music, no sudden sounds - just calm, quiet history, told with care. Chapters: 0:00:00 The Night That Changed Everything 0:09:?? The Atomic City of Pripyat ... (exacte tijden staan in het txt-bestand, berekend uit de VO) Subscribe for more to fall asleep to, and let me know in the comments where you're tuning in from. Sleep well. Sources & further reading: Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy Adam Higginbotham, Midnight in Chernobyl Svetlana Alexievich, Voices from Chernobyl IAEA and UNSCEAR reports on the accident #history #sleep #chernobyl #pripyat #bedtimestory