"A magisterial blend of historical research, investigative journalism, and poetic reportage…[A]n awe-inspiring journey." —EconomistAfter the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, international aid organ
A Chernobyl survivor and award-winning historian "mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system" in this "vividly empathetic" account of the worst nuclear accident in history (The Wall S