Today is the 38th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, which began on 26 April 1986 at 1.23 am. At the moment it is impossible to remember what happened at the downstream end of the Pripyat River without thinking about the horrible war taking place in Ukraine. What we witness right now has never happened before:Continue reading “Remembering Chernobyl”
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10 October 2023, 12.15: From Hydro to Nuclear Power. The Role of Water in the Soviet Nuclear Industry
Polar Geopolitics Podcast: New Episode about the Kakhovka Dam Destruction
On 15 June 2023 Eric Paglia, the host of the Polar Geopolitics Podcast and researcher in the division of history of science, technology, and environment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, interviewed me about the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, its meaning for the war in Ukraine and the geopolitical position of Russia.Continue reading “Polar Geopolitics Podcast: New Episode about the Kakhovka Dam Destruction”
Research in Kiev
Every writer knows that there are different phases in our work. Of course, the most important phase is the writing phase. After all, it is our job to produce high-quality texts, is it not? Subsequently, every writer also knows that in order to be able to do so, one needs high-quality sources. While working asContinue reading “Research in Kiev”
Achim Klüppelberg 