Forty years ago, in the first days of May, spring had already fully entered its rights on the streets of Ukrainian cities and villages. However, few people guessed that despite the usual singing of birds, the warmth of the gentle sun and other attributes of a carefree spring, every minute of it was filled with an invisible danger - radiation exposure, which was a consequence of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.

The threat of mortal danger that hung over people did not change the traditional model of action for the USSR authorities: to remain silent at all costs and pretend that nothing had happened. May Day demonstrations, mass cultural and sports events... Everything as usual. All to the accompaniment of sky-high radiation levels.

However, the consequences of the nuclear reactor explosion could have been even more catastrophic if not for the exceptional dedication and truly heroic efforts of tens of thousands of people who, in the spring, summer, and fall of 1986, did everything possible and impossible to save the future of our country and the world as a whole.

After the solemn tone of the anniversary greetings has subsided, the Museum invites you to look at the Chernobyl tragedy through the memories of Igor Volodymyrovych Turchyn - a man who took a direct part in the elimination of the consequences of the disaster in the summer-autumn of 1986, and has also been making efforts for many years to properly honor the heroes of Chernobyl.