Opening the stacks
Svetlana Alexievich
1 book · 1997 · non-fiction, oral-history, memoir
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Themes
nuclear disasterhuman sufferingresiliencememorytraumaidentitycommunityloss
Key Concepts
radioactive-contamination5radiation-exposure4state-secrecy3emotional-trauma3information-suppression3social-stigma3radiation-poisoning2forced-evacuation2resilience-and-survival2environmental-devastation2psychological-trauma2human-suffering2cultural-memory2psychological-impact2oral-history1memory-and-trauma1human-nature-of-disaster1political-and-social-critique1nuclear-disaster-aftermath1soviet-cronyism-and-secrecy1